English
Montanha
Montanha comes from Portuguese Montanha.
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentMontanha
- Englishearliest quotation 1861same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentMontanha
- Englishearliest quotation 1861same form
Earliest quotation: 1861, Approaches to Canton River, including Hong Kong: “Mong-chau, or Ballast island, bears N.N.W., distant 2 1/2…”
Every English word from Portuguese Montanha
Today it means
name A former island in Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, that became part of Hengqin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Portuguese Montanha / Montanha