Where does “hombre” come from?

hombre (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish omne, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

hombre (Spanish): man, adult male human

Definitions

  1. man, adult male human

Ancestry of “hombre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishomneman
2Latinhomōhuman, person, man
3Old Latinhemō
4Proto-Italichemōman
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
7Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
8Proto-Indo-European-mi

Words derived from “hombre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -miEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -ōmEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm