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Where does “huerto” come from?

huerto (Spanish) comes from Latin hortus, from Proto-Italic *hortos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰórtos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

huerto (Spanish): orchard; fruit and vegetable garden

Definitions

  1. orchard; fruit and vegetable garden

Ancestry of “huerto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhortusgarden
2Proto-Italic*hortos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰórtosenclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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