Etymology

montuous

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Today it means: Mountainous, hilly. Full definition →

Middle English mountuous ← Latin montuōsus
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  1. Latin · derived frommontuōsus
  2. Middle English · inherited frommountuous
  3. English todaymontuous

From Middle English mountuous, from Latin montuōsus, equivalent to mount + -uous.

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