Where does “homber” come from?

homber (Papiamentu) 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.

homber (Papiamentu): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “homber”, step by step

homber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish hombre

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—

via Portuguese homem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesehomemmale; man; a person; a human being
2Old Portugueseomeman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →