| 【mont】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "mons," and "montis." It carries the basic meaning of "mountain." from PIE *men- "⑴to think; ⑵to project ⑶to remain ⑷ small, isolated" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "mont"]
amount ****[956] The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
mount ***[3364] mountain
mountain ****[538] A mountain is a very high area of land with steep sides.
[WORD ROOT]root mont
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] mont, mount
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) mons, montis
[MEANING]root mountain
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 mons [genitive montis] mountain
- 【Latin】 montis [genitive of mons] mountain
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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amount ★★★★[956] noun from amount 〈 mount
【DEFINITION】 The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
【pl.】 amounts
【SYNONYM】 sum
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(ad); to, toward ⑵ mount(mont);
【Etymology】 《Latin mons》 [genitive montis] mountain
【First Known Meaning】 quantity, sum
mount ★★★[3364] combining form from mount
【DEFINITION】 mountain
【ROOTs】 mount(mont); mountain
【Etymology】 《Latin mons》 [genitive montis] mountain
【DERIVATIVEs】 mountable, mounter, mount
mountain ★★★★[538] noun from mountain 〈 mount
【DEFINITION】 A mountain is a very high area of land with steep sides.
【pl.】 mountains
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mount(mont); mountain ⑵ ain(an); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin mons》 [genitive montis] mountain
【DERIVATIVEs】 mountainous, mountainy, mountain
Other words containing "mont"; Belmont, cismontane, dismount, insurmountable, intermontane, montage, montan, Montana, montane, montant, monticello, monticule, montiform, montigenous, mountable, mountaineer, mountainous, mountainy, mounter, mouselike, nonremontant, paramount, piedmont, remontancy, remontant, remontoire, remount, submontane, surmount, surmountable, tantamount, tramontana, tramontane, transmontane, ultramontane, Vermont
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
monstr-, monster-
mon
mode
mob-. mov-, mot-
mit
mir-
minister-
mine
minor, min-
mill
