Where does “montacargas” come from?
montacargas (Spanish) comes from French monte-charge, from French monter, from French mont, from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte.
montacargas (Spanish): UK service lift, goods lift, cargo lift; US freight elevator, goods elevator, service elevator, cargo elevator a lift designed to carry heavy goods in a place of business
Definitions
- UK service lift, goods lift, cargo lift; US freight elevator, goods elevator, service elevator, cargo elevator a lift designed to carry heavy goods in a place of business
Ancestry of “montacargas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | monte-charge | service lift a lift designed to carry heavy goods in a place of business |
| 2 | French | monter | to go up, to climb; to ascend, go higher, go... |
| 3 | French | mont | mountain, mount, mont; the Alps |
| 4 | Old French | mont | mountain; Alternative form of monde |
| 5 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 6 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 8 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 9 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |