Where does “hombro” come from?
hombro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ombro, from Old Portuguese ombro, from Latin umerus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émsos — shoulder.
hombro (Portuguese): Obsolete form of ombro
Ancestry of “hombro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | ombro | shoulder |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ombro | — |
| 3 | Latin | umerus | the humerus bone; shoulder; back, ridge, such as... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃émsos | shoulder |