Where does “Geronimo” come from?
Geronimo (Tagalog) comes from Latin Hierōnymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
Ancestry of “Geronimo”, step by step
Geronimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Hierōnymus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Hierōnymus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἱερώνυμος | holy name |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυμα | Doric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
via Spanish Gerónimo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Gerónimo | — |