Etymograph

English

Montevidean

From Montevideo + -an.

Formed from Montevideo + -an

Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to stand out, to tower’

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Proto-Italic *monts

Latin mons ‘hill’

Old Galician-Portuguese monte ‘hill’

Portuguese monte ‘hill’

English Montevideo

Today it means

adj Of or relating to the city of Montevideo.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Montevidean