Where does “runo” come from?
runo (Spanish) comes from Spanish runa, from Old Norse rún, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic rūnō, from Proto-Celtic rūnā — secret, mystery.
runo (Spanish): runic
Ancestry of “runo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | runa | rune; man; feminine singular of runo |
| 2 | Old Norse | rún | secret; rune |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚱᚢᚾᛟ | secret, mystery; rune |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rūnō | secret, mystery; rune |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rūnā | secret, mystery |
Words derived from “runo”