Where does “montan” come from?

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

montan (German): pertaining to mining or to metallurgy;...

Definitions

  1. pertaining to mining or to metallurgy;...

Ancestry of “montan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “montan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →