Where does “Andean” come from?

Andean derives from English Andes, influenced by Italian -ana suffix, from Quechua andi meaning mountain, with Latin -anus adjectival ending from Proto-Italic -os.

Andean (English): Of or pertaining to the Andes mountains in South...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the Andes mountains in South...

Ancestry of “Andean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAndes—
2SpanishAndesthe Andes
3Quechuaandihigh crest

Words derived from “Andean”

Every word from Quechua andi →Every word from Spanish Andes →Every word from English Andes →