Where does “Herrera” come from?
Herrera (Spanish) comes from Spanish herrería, from Spanish herrero, from Old Spanish ferrero, from Latin ferrārius, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er.
Herrera (Spanish): ironmonger's wife
Definitions
- ironmonger's wife
Ancestry of “Herrera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | herrería | ironworker's shop; ironworker's workshop;... |
| 2 | Spanish | herrero | blacksmith |
| 3 | Old Spanish | ferrero | — |
| 4 | Latin | ferrārius | of, or relating to iron |
| 5 | Latin | ferrum | iron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash |
| 6 | Cornish | -er | Forms masculine agent nouns |
| 7 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 8 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 9 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 10 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |