promontory
The origin and history of promontory.
Etymology
Comes from Medieval Latin prōmontōrium, from prōmineō, made up of prō- plus *mineō (“to project or jut”, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”)) plus -tōrium (“place”).
The origin and history of promontory.
Comes from Medieval Latin prōmontōrium, from prōmineō, made up of prō- plus *mineō (“to project or jut”, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”)) plus -tōrium (“place”).
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