Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Is 'tramontane' English, or is it actually Italian?

'Tramontane' is a word borrowed from Italian 'tramontana'. The word entered the English language some time around 1596.


tramontane [adjective] [1596]
  • transalpine
  • lying on or coming from the other side of a mountain range
See 'tramontane' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from Italian.

Etymology: Italian 'tramontano' from Latin 'transmontanus' from 'trans-' + 'mont-, mons' mountain
See more loan words from 1500s.


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