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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /monˈtaːr/

Verb edit

*montāre (Proto-Western-Romance)

climb

Reconstruction notes edit

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

Descendants edit

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

References edit

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

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

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