English
muntin
Muntin comes from Old French monter ‘to put up’, 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 CEmōnsas montem‘mountain’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*montāre‘climb’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400monter‘to put up’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400montantpresent participle of monter
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mountaunt
- Englishearliest quotation 1979muntin
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’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*montāre‘climb’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400monter‘to put up’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400montantpresent participle of monter
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mountaunt
- Englishearliest quotation 1979muntin
Earliest quotation: 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree: “He looked for a bell but there were just…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to stand out, to tower’
money, music, mind, mouth, comment, mental, remain, monster, auto, museum, permanent, monitor, mention, mountain, monetary, min, monk, demonstration, maya, monument, mentor, monastery, amnesty, mosaic, summon, menace, mas, mania, monstrous, prominence, dementia, amnesia, mandarin, manic, mint, muse, imminent, mantra, ming, muster, 119 more
through Proto-Italic *monts
through Latin mōns ‘mountain’
amount, monte, mont, mons, 10 more
through Vulgar Latin *montāre ‘climb’
through Old French monter ‘to put up’
Today it means
noun One of the separators between panes of glass in a composite window.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / muntin