English
Hurtado
Hurtado comes from Spanish hurtar ‘to rob’, from Old Spanish furto ‘theft’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰer-‘to bear, carry’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰṓr‘thief’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fōr‘thief’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūr‘a thief’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūrtum
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500furto‘theft’
- Old Spanish, derivedc. 950–1500furtar
- Spanishc. 1500–presenthurtar‘to rob’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentHurtado
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰer-‘to bear, carry’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰṓr‘thief’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fōr‘thief’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūr‘a thief’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūrtum
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500furto‘theft’
- Old Spanish, derivedc. 950–1500furtar
- Spanishc. 1500–presenthurtar‘to rob’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentHurtado
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from Spanish Hurtado, from the past participle of the verb hurtar (‘to rob’), perhaps a reference to an illegitimate or kidnapped child.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
different, offer, difference, bar, reference, transfer, bear, prefer, birth, relative, suffer, translation, extraordinary, relation, broad, bread, relate, barrel, fortune, differ, burden, barn, referendum, frustration, bore, translate, baron, breeze, referee, bark, borne, fertility, broom, fertile, phosphate, extravagant, barrow, embargo, fret, phosphorus, 156 more
through Latin fūr ‘a thief’
fury, ferret, furtively, 3 more
through Latin fūrtum
Today it means
name A surname from Spanish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- / Hurtado