Where does “honda” come from?

honda (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish fonda, from Latin funda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰondʰeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

honda (Spanish): sling, slingshot; feminine singular of hondo

Definitions

  1. sling, slingshot; feminine singular of hondo

Ancestry of “honda”, step by step

honda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Spanish fonda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfondasling, slingshot
2Latinfundaa hand-sling; second-person singular present...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰondʰeh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Japanese Honda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseHonda—

Words derived from “honda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰondʰeh₂ →Every word from Latin funda →