Where does “boreo-montane” come from?

boreo-montane (English) comes from English montane, from Latin Montānus, from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

boreo-montane (English): Occupying both boreal and montane habitats

Definitions

  1. Occupying both boreal and montane habitats

Ancestry of “boreo-montane”, step by step

boreo-montane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English montane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmontaneOf, inhabiting, or growing in mountain areas;...
2LatinMontānusof or pertaining to a mountain, especially
3Latinmōnsmountain, mount
4Proto-Italic*monts—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via English boreal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishborealOf, relating to, or coming from the north
2Latinboreālisnorthern
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Italic *monts →Every word from Latin mōns →