Where does “haringo” come from?
haringo (Esperanto) comes from Spanish arenque, from Old Spanish arenque, from Occitan arenc, from Latin haringus, from Frankish hāring, from Proto-Germanic hēringaz, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.
haringo (Esperanto): herring
Definitions
- herring
Ancestry of “haringo”, step by step
haringo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish arenque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | arenque | herring |
| 2 | Old Spanish | arenque | — |
| 3 | Occitan | arenc | — |
| 4 | Latin | haringus | herring |
| 5 | Frankish | hāring | herring |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hēringaz | herring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hērą | hair |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keres- | rough hair, bristle |