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Where does “hermandad” come from?

hermandad (English) 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 (English): A military peacekeeping association in medieval...

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  1. A military peacekeeping association in medieval...

Ancestry of “hermandad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhermandadbrotherhood
2Latingermanitasbrotherhood, sisterhood, relationship between...
3LatinGermānus—
4Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
5Proto-Italicgenamen—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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