mountainous
The origin and history of mountainous.
Etymology
From "mountain" plus the suffix "-ous," echoing French montagneux and, further back, Latin montem, "mountain."
The origin and history of mountainous.
From "mountain" plus the suffix "-ous," echoing French montagneux and, further back, Latin montem, "mountain."
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