Where does “oltramontano” come from?

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

oltramontano (Italian): beyond the mountains

Definitions

  1. beyond the mountains

Ancestry of “oltramontano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmontanomountain, mountainous; third-person plural...
2LatinMontānusof or pertaining to a mountain, especially
3Latinmōnsmountain, mount
4Proto-Italic*monts—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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