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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

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “hombro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishombro—
2LatinhumerusAlternative form of umerus
3Latinumerusthe humerus bone; shoulder; back, ridge, such as...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émsosshoulder

Words derived from “hombro”

  • hombrera
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