Where does “hombrera” come from?
hombrera (Spanish) comes from Spanish hombro, from Old Spanish ombro, from Latin humerus, from Latin umerus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émsos — shoulder.
hombrera (Spanish): shoulder patch; shoulder padding; shoulderpad
Definitions
- shoulder patch; shoulder padding; shoulderpad
Ancestry of “hombrera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | hombro | shoulder |
| 2 | Old Spanish | ombro | — |
| 3 | Latin | humerus | Alternative form of umerus |
| 4 | Latin | umerus | the humerus bone; shoulder; back, ridge, such as... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃émsos | shoulder |