Reconstruction:Latin/montare

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

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Etymology

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From mont- (mountain) +‎ -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*montāre (Proto-Western-Romance)

  1. climb

Reconstruction notes

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Probably native to only the Romance varieties below, while the others borrowed the term from French in specialized senses.[1]

Descendants

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  • North Italian:
    • Ligurian: montâ
    • Piedmontese: monté
    • >? Romansch: muntar
  • Gallo-Romance:

References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*montare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 6/3: Mobilis–Myxa, page 116