surmonter
French
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to overcome, to surmount, to get over
- (transitive) to top, to crown (a building, etc.)
Etymology
Prefix from French monter (climb, go up, mount, ascend, rise).
Origin
French
monter
Gloss
climb, go up, mount, ascend, rise
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *montō Latin
- montare Latin
- montieren German
- démonter French
- insurmontable French
- monte-charge French
- monte-plat French
- monter French
- monteur French
- monteuse French
- monture French
- remonter French
- surmontable French
- montera Swedish
- monte Haitian, Haitian Creole
- monte Mauritian Creole
- monté Louisiana Creole French
- monte Seychellois Creole