Etymology Explorer › Spanish

Where does “hidalgo” come from?

hidalgo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish fidalgo, from Old Spanish fijo, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

hidalgo (Spanish): noble; noble, nobleman

Definitions

  1. noble; noble, nobleman

Ancestry of “hidalgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfidalgo—
2Old Spanishfijoson
3Latinfīlius—
4Old Latinfīlios—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “hidalgo”

  • hidalgo
  • hidalgoism
  • hidalgoish
  • Hidalgo
  • hidalguía
  • hidalgo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →