Where does “El Cid” come from?

El Cid (Spanish) comes from Spanish Cid, from Arabic سَيِّد, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

Ancestry of “El Cid”, step by step

El Cid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish Cid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCidA strong and valiant man
2Arabicسَيِّدmaster, lord; liberal, generous; noble,...
3Persianجانsoul; being; life
4Middle Persianyʾn'—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Spanish él

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishélhe, him, masculine personal third person subject...
2Old Spanishela—
3Latinillanominative feminine singular of ille; nominative...
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “El Cid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →