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