Where does “hondo” come from?
hondo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish fondo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
hondo (Spanish): deep; profound; deeply
Ancestry of “hondo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | fondo | — |
| 2 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “hondo”