Where does “hidalguía” come from?

hidalguía (Spanish) comes from Spanish hidalgo, 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.

hidalguía (Spanish): the state of being an hidalgo

Definitions

  1. the state of being an hidalgo

Ancestry of “hidalguía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhidalgonoble; noble, nobleman
2Old Spanishfidalgohidalgo
3Old Spanishfijoson
4Latinfīliusa son
5Old Latinfīlios
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “hidalguía

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-osEvery word from Old Latin fīlios