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Where does “hidalgoism” come from?

hidalgoism (English) comes from English Hidalgo, 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.

hidalgoism (English): The manners or attitudes of a hidalgo

Definitions

  1. The manners or attitudes of a hidalgo

Ancestry of “hidalgoism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHidalgo—
2Spanishhidalgonoble; noble, nobleman
3Old Spanishfidalgo—
4Old Spanishfijoson
5Latinfīlius—
6Old Latinfīlios—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
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