surmount
The origin and history of surmount.
Etymology
Came into English via Middle English surmounten, from Old French surmonter (“to rise above, surmount”), from sur- (“above”) and monter (“to mount”); it is equivalent to sur- + mount.
The origin and history of surmount.
Came into English via Middle English surmounten, from Old French surmonter (“to rise above, surmount”), from sur- (“above”) and monter (“to mount”); it is equivalent to sur- + mount.
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