Where does “Sarmiento” come from?

Sarmiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish sarmiento, from Latin sarmentum, from Old Latin *sarpmentom, from Latin sarpo, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.

Sarmiento (Spanish): the 102nd most common in Colombia and 514th most common in Mexico

Definitions

  1. the 102nd most common in Colombia and 514th most common in Mexico

Ancestry of “Sarmiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsarmientovine shoot
2Latinsarmentumshoot; twigs, brushwood
3Old Latin*sarpmentom
4LatinsarpoI prune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp-Every word from Latin sarpoEvery word from Old Latin *sarpmentom