Where does “hermandad” come from?
hermandad (Dutch) comes from Spanish hermandad, from Latin germanitas, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
hermandad (Dutch): police
Definitions
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Ancestry of “hermandad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | hermandad | brotherhood |
| 2 | Latin | germanitas | brotherhood, sisterhood, relationship between... |
| 3 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 4 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |