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Where does “transmontane” come from?

transmontane (English) comes from Latin trānsmontānus, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

transmontane (English): Of or relating to the other side of the mountains

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the other side of the mountains

Ancestry of “transmontane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrānsmontānus—
2Latintrāns—
3LatinPadus—
4LeponticBodincus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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