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

milestone; landmark

Ancestry of “hito”, step by step

hito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish hijito

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	hijito	Diminutive of hijo; sonny, young man
2	Spanish	hijo	son; child
3	Old Spanish	fijo	son
4	Latin	fīlius	a son
5	Old Latin	fīlios	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁y-li-os	sucker
7	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁(y)-	to suckle, nurse

via Vulgar Latin fictus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vulgar Latin	fictus	feigned, fictitious, false, counterfeit, having...
2	Latin	fissus	split, cloven
3	Proto-Indo-European	bʰidtós	split, cloven
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰeyd-	to split
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰey-	bee

Words derived from “hito”

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