montan

German (Berlin)

/monˈtaːn/

adj
Definitions
  • pertaining to mining or to metallurgy
  • mountainous (botanical habitat)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin montānus (of the mountains, of a mountain, a mountain).

Origin

Latin

montānus

Gloss

of the mountains, of a mountain, a mountain

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