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Where does “hito” come from?

hito (Spanish) comes from Spanish hijito, 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.

hito (Spanish): milestone; landmark

Definitions

  1. milestone; landmark

Ancestry of “hito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishhijitoDiminutive of hijo; sonny, young man
2Spanishhijoson; child
3Old Spanishfijoson
4Latinfīlius—
5Old Latinfīlios—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “hito”

  • hitazo
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