Etymology

Montferrat

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Today it means: A historical region of Piedmont, Italy, comprising parts of Asti and Alessandria. Full definition →

French Montferrat ← Latin Mōns Ferrātus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromMōns Ferrātus
  2. French · borrowed fromMontferrat
  3. English todayMontferrat

Adapted from French Montferrat, seemingly from Latin Mōns Ferrātus (literally “mountain with iron”).

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