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Where does “hermanito” come from?

hermanito (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.

hermanito (Spanish): Diminutive of hermano; little brother

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of hermano; little brother

Ancestry of “hermanito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhermanobrother; sibling; bro
2Old Spanishermanobrother
3Vulgar Latingermanusbrother; of brothers or sisters; full, own
4LatinGermānus—
5Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
6Proto-Italicgenamen—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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