Where does “montagnoso” come from?

montagnoso (Italian) comes from Latin montāniōsus, from Latin montānia, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte.

montagnoso (Italian): mountainous

Definitions

  1. mountainous

Ancestry of “montagnoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmontāniōsusmountainous
2Latinmontāniamountainous area
3Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain
4Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
6PortugueseMontemount; a mountain or large hill
7Old Portuguesemonte—
Every word from Old Portuguese monte →Every word from Latin montem →Every word from Latin mons →