Where does “hombre” come from?

hombre (English) comes from Spanish hombre, from Old Spanish omne, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm.

hombre (English): A man, a chap, a guy; "especially" a Hispanic or...

Definitions

  1. A man, a chap, a guy; "especially" a Hispanic or...

Ancestry of “hombre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhombreman, adult male human
2Old Spanishomneman
3Latinhomōhuman, person, man
4Old Latinhemō—
5Proto-Italichemōman
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
8Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
9Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →