Italian word montare comes from Proto-Indo-European *manw-, Proto-Indo-European *mony-, Arabic جَبَل, and later Latin *monto ((Vulgar Latin) I climb, mount, go up.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *manw- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | small, little, isolated |
| *mony- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | withers, crest, mane |
| جَبَل | Arabic (ara) | |
| *monti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| montis | Latin (lat) | |
| *monto | Latin (lat) | (Vulgar Latin) I climb, mount, go up. |
| *montare | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| montare | Italian (ita) | (intransitive) to mount, climb, go up, get on to. (intransitive, figuratively) to mount, rise, go. (transitive) to mount, climb. (transitive) to ride. (transitive) to whip, beat, whisk. (transitive, film making) to edit. (transitive, mechanics) to assemble. |