English
altimontane
From alti- + montane.
Formed from alti- + montane
Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to stand out, to tower’
Proto-Indo-European *móntis
Proto-Italic *monts
Latin mōns ‘mountain’
Latin montānus ‘of or pertaining to a mountain’
English montane
Today it means
adj Relating to high mountainous areas
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / altimontane