Reconstruction:Latin/montare

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /monˈtaːre/

Verb

*montāre (Proto-Western-Romance)

1. climb

Reconstruction notes

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

Descendants

• North Italian:
  • Ligurian: montâ
  • Piedmontese: monté
  • >? Romansch: muntar
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: muntar
  • Franco-Provençal: montar
  • Old French: monter (see there for further descendants)
  • Occitan: montar