Where does “เวอร์มอนต์” come from?
เวอร์มอนต์ (Thai) comes from English Vermont, from French mont, from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte.
Ancestry of “เวอร์มอนต์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Vermont | — |
| 2 | French | mont | mountain, mount, mont; the Alps |
| 3 | Old French | mont | mountain; Alternative form of monde |
| 4 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 5 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 7 | Portuguese | Monte | — |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |