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Montecito
Montecito comes from Spanish montecito ‘diminutive of monte: little mountain’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*móntisreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*montsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōns‘mountain, mount’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmonte‘mountain’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentmontecito‘diminutive of monte: little mountain’
- EnglishtodayMontecito
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think, mind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*móntisreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*montsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōns‘mountain, mount’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmonte‘mountain’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentmontecito‘diminutive of monte: little mountain’
- EnglishtodayMontecito
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think, mind’
music, mind, money, remain, museum, comment, mental, mouth, min, permanent, mountain, mention, auto, monster, maya, demonstration, monetary, mint, monitor, amnesty, dementia, muse, mentor, menace, ming, prominence, mas, mandarin, imminent, monk, mania, monument, mosaic, eminent, amnesia, manic, mantra, muster, eminence, monastery, 123 more
through Proto-Italic *monts
through Latin mōns ‘mountain, mount’
Today it means
name A census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / Montecito