Where does “ermano” come from?

ermano (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin germanus, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ermano (Old Spanish): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “ermano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingermanusbrother; of brothers or sisters; full, own
2LatinGermānus—
3Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
4Proto-Italicgenamen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “ermano”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic genamen →