Etymology

Andean

An·de·an
A1N1D2E1A1N1

Today it means: Of or pertaining to the Andes mountains in South America. Full definition →

English Andes ← Spanish Andes ← Quechua anti
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  1. Quechuaanti
  2. SpanishAndes
  3. EnglishAndes
  4. English todayAndean

From Ande(s) + -an, from Spanish, perhaps from Quechua andi (“high crest”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.