English
Hernandez
Hernandez comes from Spanish Hernández ‘son of Hernando’, from Fernando ‘Ferdinand’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘going, passage’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘going, passage’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*faraną‘to go, travel’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fardiz‘journey’reconstructed
- Spanishc. 1500–presentFernando‘Ferdinand’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentHernandovariant of Fernando
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentHernández‘son of Hernando’
- EnglishtodayHernandez
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-‘going, passage’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*faraną‘to go, travel’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fardiz‘journey’reconstructed
- Spanishc. 1500–presentFernando‘Ferdinand’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentHernandovariant of Fernando
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentHernández‘son of Hernando’
- EnglishtodayHernandez
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘going, passage’
first, before, support, far, report, price, per, private, press, practice, further, fear, opportunity, pre, primary, prior, prime, appreciate, port, prize, afford, ford, practical, forth, precious, praise, pregnant, privilege, par, interpretation, parade, pirate, porch, ferry, pardon, primitive, prix, pragmatic, privy, prism, 157 more
through Proto-Germanic *faraną ‘to go, travel’
through Proto-Germanic *fardiz ‘journey’
Today it means
name A surname from Spanish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / Hernandez