Where does “hombrecito” come from?

hombrecito (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.

hombrecito (Spanish): Diminutive of hombre, small man

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of hombre, small man

Ancestry of “hombrecito”, 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