Where does “honduras” come from?
honduras (Spanish) comes from Spanish hondura, from Spanish hondo, 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.
honduras (Spanish): plural of hondura
Ancestry of “honduras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | hondura | depth |
| 2 | Spanish | hondo | deep; profound; deeply |
| 3 | Old Spanish | fondo | — |
| 4 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “honduras”