Where does “monto” come from?

monto (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte.

monto (Vulgar Latin): to mount; I climb, mount, go up

Definitions

  1. to mount; I climb, mount, go up

Ancestry of “monto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain
2Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
4PortugueseMontemount; a mountain or large hill
5Old Portuguesemonte—
Every word from Old Portuguese monte →Every word from Latin montem →Every word from Latin mons →