Where does “hijito” come from?

hijito (Spanish) comes from Spanish hijo, 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.

hijito (Spanish): Diminutive of hijo; sonny, young man

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of hijo; sonny, young man

Ancestry of “hijito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhijoson; child
2Old Spanishfijoson
3Latinfīliusa son
4Old Latinfīlios—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “hijito”

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