hombrecito

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-ōm

Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm

Proto-Indo-European *-ō

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Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ

Proto-Italic *hemō

Latin hemō

Latin homō

Latin hominem

Old Spanish omne

Spanish hombre

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Spanish -ito

Spanish -cito

Spanish hombrecito

From hombre + -cito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ombɾeˈθito/ [õm.bɾeˈθi.t̪o] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ombɾeˈsito/ [õm.bɾeˈsi.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: hom‧bre‧ci‧to

Noun

hombrecito m (plural hombrecitos)

1. diminutive of hombre, small man