Etymology

Andes

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Today it means: Synonym of Andes Mountains. Full definition →

Spanish Andes ← Quechua anti
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The story

  1. Quechua · derived fromanti“east”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromAndes
  3. English todayAndes

From Spanish Andes, perhaps from Quechua anti (“east”).

Words from the same roots

SpanishAndes all →

Andes Mountains

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