Where does “ultramontano” come from?

ultramontano (Italian) comes from Italian oltremontano, 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,...

ultramontano (Italian): ultramontanist; Alternative form of oltremontano

Definitions

  1. ultramontanist; Alternative form of oltremontano

Ancestry of “ultramontano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoltremontanobeyond the mountains
2Italianmontanomountain, mountainous; third-person plural...
3LatinMontānusof or pertaining to a mountain, especially
4Latinmōnsmountain, mount
5Proto-Italic*monts—
6Proto-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 →