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Where does “Montanan” come from?

Montanan (English) comes from English Montana, from Spanish montaña, from Old Spanish montanna, from Latin montānia, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte.

Montanan (English): Of, or pertaining to, Montana or its culture; A...

Definitions

  1. Of, or pertaining to, Montana or its culture; A...

Ancestry of “Montanan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMontana—
2Spanishmontañamountain
3Old Spanishmontanna—
4Latinmontānia—
5Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain
6Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
8PortugueseMonte—
9Old Portuguesemonte—
Every word from Old Portuguese monte →