Where does “montano” come from?

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

montano (Italian): mountain, mountainous; third-person plural...

Definitions

  1. mountain, mountainous; third-person plural...

Ancestry of “montano”, 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 “montano

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-