Old French

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From amont, amunt (uphill, upward), from the prepositional phrase a mont (toward or to a mountain or heap), from Latin ad montem, from ad (to) + montem, accusative of mons (mountain).

Verb

edit

amonter

  1. to ascend; to go up
  2. to amount to (a value)
  3. to amount to; to come to (a conclusion, an end, etc.)

Conjugation

edit

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

edit
  • Middle English: amounten, amunten
    • English: amount

References

edit