Where does “fonda” come from?
fonda (English) comes from Spanish fonda, from Arabic فُنْدُق, from Middle Persian pndk', from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον, from Ancient Greek ποντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
fonda (English): An inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country
Definitions
- An inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country
Ancestry of “fonda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | fonda | small, inexpensive restaurant; boarding house,... |
| 2 | Arabic | فُنْدُق | inn, hotel; hotel; hotel; inn; manor house |
| 3 | Middle Persian | pndk' | hazelnut |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ποντικόν κάρυον | hazelnut |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ποντικός | Pontic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |