Piedmont
/ˈpiːd.mɑːnt/noun
A region or zone lying at the foot of a mountain range.
Did you know?The name first described Italy’s Piedmont region, whose Italian name, Piemonte, literally means “foot of the mountain.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ped-
“Foot; the base or supporting part of the body”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*men-
“To project or stand prominently; a proposed ancient root associated with mountain words”
Classical Latin
Latin
pes, pedis
“Foot”
Classical Latin
Latin
mons, montis
“Mountain”
Medieval Italian
Italian
piè / monte
“Foot / mountain”
12th–13th Century
Italian
Piemonte
“The area at the foot of the mountains”
18th Century–Modern English
English
Piedmont
“A foothill region or the Italian region of Piedmont”