Where does “golondrina” come from?

golondrina (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish golondrina, from Latin hirundinem, from Latin hirundo — swallow; flying fish.

golondrina (Spanish): swallow; type of tourist boat found mostly in...

Definitions

  1. swallow; type of tourist boat found mostly in...

Ancestry of “golondrina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishgolondrinaswallow
2Latinhirundinemaccusative singular of hirundō
3Latinhirundoswallow; flying fish

Words derived from “golondrina

Every word from Latin hirundoEvery word from Latin hirundinemEvery word from Old Spanish golondrina