Etymology of the English word surmount
the English word
surmountderived from the Old French word
surmonterderived from the French word
monterderived from the Vulgar Latin word
montarederived from the Latin word
mons (mountain; mountain; huge rock; towering heap)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*men-derived from the Old French word
sur-using the Medieval Latin prefix
super-derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperDate
The earliest known usage of surmount in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
surmounted,
surmountingUsage
Word found in Modern English
