monte etymology

Italian word monte comes from Proto-Indo-European *manw-, Proto-Indo-European *mony-, Arabic جَبَل

Detailed word origin of monte

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*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)
monte Italian (ita) Heap, pile. Mountain, mount. Pool, fund (of money); bank.

Words with the same origin as monte

Descendants of *manw-
altrimenti dimenticare eminenza mangiare memoria meno mentale mente mentire mento menzogna minore monaco monastero moneta monitor montaggio montagna montare mostro permanente rimanere rimasto tramonto