Where does “hermanastro” come from?
hermanastro (Spanish) comes from Spanish hermano, from Old Spanish ermano, from Vulgar Latin germanus, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
hermanastro (Spanish): stepbrother (stepsister for the feminine form), stepsibling (gender neutral term)
Definitions
- stepbrother (stepsister for the feminine form), stepsibling (gender neutral term)
Ancestry of “hermanastro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | hermano | brother; sibling; bro |
| 2 | Old Spanish | ermano | brother |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | germanus | brother; of brothers or sisters; full, own |
| 4 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 5 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |