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-.
Ancestry of “Montana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | montaña | mountain |
| 2 | Old Spanish | montanna | — |
| 3 | Latin | montānia | — |
| 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 | — |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |
Words derived from “Montana”