m 3 o 1 n 1 t 1 a 1 n 1 e 1
7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective of or inhabiting mountainous regions
originThe adjective is derived from Latin montānus (“of or pertaining to a mountain”). Synchronically, it can be seen to have the suffix English -ane (variant of -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives)). Montānus is derived from mōns (“mount, mountain”) (from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, to tower”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). The noun is probably…
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