A hill or mountain, typically used in place names, especially in French-speaking regions.
From Old French 'mont,' derived from Latin 'montis' meaning 'mountain.' It appears frequently in geographic names like 'Montpelier' and 'Montserrat,' preserving the ancient Latin word in modern place names.
You see 'mont' hiding in place names across the world—Montréal, Montreux, Montenegro—and each one is literally telling you there's a mountain there! It's like an ancient geographic marker that stayed frozen in language even after people started speaking French, English, or other languages.
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