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Where does “hornito” come from?

hornito (English) comes from Spanish horno, from Old Spanish forno, from Latin furnus, from Proto-Italic fornos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰr̥-nós, from Indo-European *gʷʰer-.

hornito (English): A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic...

Definitions

  1. A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic...

Ancestry of “hornito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhornooven; furnace; a very hot place
2Old Spanishforno—
3Latinfurnusoven; bakery
4Proto-Italicfornos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰr̥-nós—
6Indo-European*gʷʰer-—
Every word from Indo-European *gʷʰer- →