Where does “lavamanos” come from?
lavamanos (Spanish) comes from Spanish mano, from Spanish hermano, from Old Spanish ermano, from Vulgar Latin germanus, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
lavamanos (Spanish): sink; washbowl
Definitions
- sink; washbowl
Ancestry of “lavamanos”, step by step
lavamanos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish mano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mano | hand; front foot; round; hand |
| 2 | Spanish | hermano | brother; sibling; bro |
| 3 | Old Spanish | ermano | brother |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | germanus | brother; of brothers or sisters; full, own |
| 5 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 6 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |