Where does “muntean” come from?

muntean (Romanian) comes from Romanian munte, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte.

muntean (Romanian): mountaineer; one who lives on a mountain or in a...

Definitions

  1. mountaineer; one who lives on a mountain or in a...

Ancestry of “muntean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmuntemountain
2Latinmontemaccusative singular of mōns; mountain
3Latinmonsmountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmonti—
5PortugueseMontemount; a mountain or large hill
6Old Portuguesemonte—

Words derived from “muntean”

Every word from Old Portuguese monte →Every word from Latin montem →Every word from Latin mons →