Where does “hidalgo” come from?

hidalgo (Romanian) comes from French hidalgo, from Spanish hidalgo, from Old Spanish fidalgo, from Old Spanish fijo, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

hidalgo (Romanian): hidalgo

Definitions

  1. hidalgo

Ancestry of “hidalgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhidalgohidalgo
2Spanishhidalgonoble; noble, nobleman
3Old Spanishfidalgohidalgo
4Old Spanishfijoson
5Latinfīliusa son
6Old Latinfīlios
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-