Etymology of the French word montage
the French word
montagederived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of montage in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in French
photomontage,
surmontageDerivations in other languages
English
montage, Italian
montaggio, Romanian
montaj
