Where does “Montana” come from?
Montana derives from Spanish montaña, from Old Spanish montanna, from Medieval Latin montana, from Latin montanus meaning mountainous, from Latin mons meaning mountain, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men-.
Montana (English): A placename
Definitions
- A placename
Ancestry of “Montana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | montaña | mountain |
| 2 | Old Spanish | montanna | mountain |
| 3 | Latin | montānia | mountainous area |
| 4 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 5 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 7 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |