Where does “montuoso” come from?

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

montuoso (Italian): mountainous, mountain

Definitions

  1. mountainous, mountain

Ancestry of “montuoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmontuosusmountainous, full of mountains
2Latinmōnsmountain, mount
3Proto-Italic*monts—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Italic *monts →Every word from Latin mōns →