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Where does “montare” come from?

montare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

montare (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of *montō

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of *montō

Ancestry of “montare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōns—
2Proto-Italic*monts—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “montare”

  • mount
  • insurmountable
  • dismount
  • surmount
  • Montepulciano
  • unmount
  • surmountable
  • seamount
  • unsurmountable
  • demountable
  • mountable
  • unmounting
  • mounteth
  • insurmountably
  • mountant
  • mounter
  • automount
  • muntin
  • automounter
  • wholemount
  • surmounteth
  • insurmountability
  • dismountable
  • demount
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