English
monture
Monture comes from French monture ‘a mount, an animal which is ridden’, from Vulgar Latin *montāre ‘climb’, 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 CEmonsas montem‘mountain’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*montāre‘climb’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400monter‘to mount’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘to mount’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to mount’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmonture‘a mount, an animal which is ridden’
- Englishtodaysame form
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 CEmonsas montem‘mountain’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*montāre‘climb’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400monter‘to mount’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘to mount’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to mount’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmonture‘a mount, an animal which is ridden’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to stand out, to tower’
music, mind, money, museum, comment, mental, remain, mouth, auto, min, permanent, mountain, mention, monster, monitor, maya, demonstration, monetary, mentor, mint, amnesty, muse, dementia, menace, ming, prominence, mas, mandarin, imminent, mania, muster, monk, mosaic, eminent, monument, amnesia, manic, monastery, mantra, eminence, 120 more
through Proto-Italic *monts
through Latin mons ‘mountain’
amount, monte, mons, montane, 10 more
through Vulgar Latin *montāre ‘climb’
through Old French monter ‘to mount’
through French monter ‘to mount’
Today it means
noun A mounting, setting, or frame.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / monture