piémont

See also: Piemont and Piémont

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Pedemontem, from Latin ad pedem montium. By surface analysis, pied (“foot”) +‎ -mont (“hill”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pje.mɔ̃/
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Noun

piémont m (plural piémonts)

  1. foothill

Descendants

  • → Catalan: piemont
  • → Romanian: piemont

Further reading

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