montañismo

See also: montanismo

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *móntis

Proto-Italic *monts

Latin mont-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos

Proto-Italic *-ejos

Proto-Italic *-eos

Latin -eus

Latin -āneus

Latin -ānia

Early Medieval Latin montānia

Old Spanish montanna

Spanish montaña

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor.

Latin -ismuslbor.

Spanish -ismo

Spanish montañismo

From montaña (“mountain”) + -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /montaˈɲismo/ [mõn̪.t̪aˈɲiz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: mon‧ta‧ñis‧mo

Noun

montañismo m (uncountable)

1. mountaineering

   Synonym: alpinismo

Hyponyms

• andinismo

Related terms

• montañista

Further reading

• “montañismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025