montane
mont·ane
montane · montanes
An animal or a plant of a montane habitatAn animal or a plant of a montane habitat.
UK/ˈmɒnteɪn/US/mɑnˈteɪn/
Meaning
1 sensesAn animal or a plant of a montane habitat.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
The adjective is derived from Latin montānus (“of or pertaining to a mountain”). SynchroniThe 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’).
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