Where does “Montana” come from?
Montana (Finnish) 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.
Ancestry of “Montana”, step by step
| 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 | — |