Where does “hortensia” come from?
hortensia (English) comes from Spanish Hortensia, from Latin Hortensia, from Latin Hortensius, from Latin hortensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.
hortensia (English): A hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)
Definitions
- A hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)
Ancestry of “hortensia”, step by step
hortensia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish Hortensia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Hortensia | hydrangea |
| 2 | Latin | Hortensia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Hortensius | of or pertaining to the gens Hortensia |
| 4 | Latin | hortensis | garden |
| 5 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 6 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 7 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 8 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via New Latin Hortensia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | Hortensia | — |