Where does “Hidalgo” come from?

Hidalgo (Central Nahuatl) comes from Spanish hidalgo, from Old Spanish fidalgo, from Old Spanish fijo, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Ancestry of “Hidalgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhidalgonoble; noble, nobleman
2Old Spanishfidalgohidalgo
3Old Spanishfijoson
4Latinfīliusa son
5Old Latinfīlios
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-osEvery word from Old Latin fīlios
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