Where does “huérfano” come from?

huérfano (Spanish) comes from Latin orphănus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

huérfano (Spanish): orphan

Definitions

  1. orphan

Ancestry of “huérfano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorphănusorphan
2Ancient Greekὀρφανόςleft orphan, without parents; childless;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “huérfano”

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