myEtymology.com: English etymology of mountaineer

Etymology of the English word mountaineer

the English word mountaineer

derived from the English word mountain

derived from the Old French word montaigne

derived from the Vulgar Latin word montanea

derived from the Latin word mons (mountain; mountain; huge rock; towering heap)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-

using the English suffix -eer

derived from the French suffix -ier

derived from the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)