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Montello
Montello comes from Italian monte, from Latin mōns ‘mountain, mount’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to stand out, to tower’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to stand out, to tower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*móntisreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*montsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōnsas montem‘mountain, mount’
- Italianc. 1300–presentmonte
- EnglishtodayMontello
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to stand out, to tower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*móntisreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*montsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōnsas montem‘mountain, mount’
- Italianc. 1300–presentmonte
- EnglishtodayMontello
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to stand out, to tower’
music, mind, money, remain, museum, comment, mental, mouth, auto, min, permanent, mountain, mention, monitor, monster, maya, demonstration, monetary, mentor, mint, amnesty, muse, dementia, 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 suburb of the city of Burnie, Tasmania, Australia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / Montello