Where does “Montaño” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Montaño”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmontanomontane
2LatinMontānusof or pertaining to a mountain, especially
3Latinmōnsmountain, mount
4Proto-Italic*monts—
5Proto-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 →