Where does “montānia” come from?
montānia (Latin) comes from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte.
montānia (Latin): mountainous area
Ancestry of “montānia”, step by step
montānia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin montem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 2 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 4 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |
via Latin mōns
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | mōns | mountain, mount |
| 2 | Indo-European | *men- | — |
Words derived from “montānia”