Dismount
/dɪsˈmaʊnt/noun
To get off a horse, bicycle, or other vehicle or apparatus.
Did you know?The word comes from the same Latin root as *mount* and ultimately traces back to the idea of a “hill” or “elevation,” so *dismount* is literally the undoing of ascent.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
mons, montis
“a hill or mountain”
Late Latin
Latin
montare
“to mount or ascend”
Old French
Old French
desmonter
“to unhorse, get off a horse”
Middle English
English
dismounten
“to get down from a horse or other mount”
Modern English
English
dismount
“to get off a horse, bicycle, or other vehicle”
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