muntaigne

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *montānia, montānea, feminine of *montānius, montāneus (mountainous), alteration of Latin montānus, from mōns (mountain), from Proto-Indo-European *men-.

Noun

muntaigne oblique singularf (oblique plural muntaignes, nominative singular muntaigne, nominative plural muntaignes)

  1. (Anglo-Norman) mountain

Descendants

  • Middle English: mountayne, mountain, montaigne