Where does “hombrecillo” come from?

hombrecillo (Spanish) comes from Spanish hombre, 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.

hombrecillo (Spanish): Diminutive of hombre, a small man

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of hombre, a small man

Ancestry of “hombrecillo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhombreman, adult male human
2Old Spanishomneman
3Latinhomōhuman, person, man
4Old Latinhemō
5Proto-Italichemōman
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
8Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
9Proto-Indo-European-mi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -miEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -ōmEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm