Where does “fotomontaje” come from?
fotomontaje (Spanish) comes from Spanish montaje, from French montage, from French monter, from French mont, from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti.
fotomontaje (Spanish): photomontage
Definitions
- photomontage
Ancestry of “fotomontaje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | montaje | assembly; arrangement, orchestration; montage |
| 2 | French | montage | assembly, set-up; editing |
| 3 | French | monter | to go up, to climb; to ascend, go higher, go... |
| 4 | French | mont | mountain, mount, mont; the Alps |
| 5 | Old French | mont | mountain; Alternative form of monde |
| 6 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 7 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 9 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |