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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHierōnymus
2Ancient GreekἹερώνυμοςholy name
3Ancient GreekὄνυμαDoric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ
4Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Spanish Gerónimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishGerónimo

Words derived from “Geronimo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα
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