Where does “Montanian” come from?
Montanian (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.
Montanian (English): Montanan; A Montanan
Definitions
- Montanan; A Montanan
Ancestry of “Montanian”, step by step
Montanian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Montana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Montana | A placename |
| 2 | Spanish | montaña | mountain |
| 3 | Old Spanish | montanna | mountain |
| 4 | Latin | montānia | mountainous area |
| 5 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 6 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 8 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 9 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |