Andean
/ˈæn.di.ən/noun
Relating to the Andes mountains or the regions, peoples, or cultures associated with them.
Did you know?Andean is not a mystical root-word itself; it is a modern English adjective built from the name of the Andes, whose name entered European languages through Spanish and ultimately from indigenous Andean geography.
Etymological Timeline
Modern English
English
Andean
“Relating to the Andes or the cultures and peoples of the Andes.”
16th Century
Spanish
Andes
“The great mountain range of western South America.”
16th Century
Spanish
Antis
“A name used by the Spanish for an Andean region or people, likely associated with the eastern slopes of the Andes.”
Pre-Columbian
Quechua/Aymara
anti
“A word or place-name element connected with the eastern highlands or the jungle edge in the central Andes, though the exact origin is debated.”