English
fidalgo
Fidalgo comes from Portuguese fidalgo ‘nobleman’, from Old Galician-Portuguese filho ‘son’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁(y)-‘to suckle, nurse’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁ilyósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θīliosreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fīlios‘son’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfīlius‘a son’
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500filhoas fillo‘son’
- Old Galician-Portuguese, derivedc. 1100–1500fidalgo‘nobleman’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentsame form‘nobleman’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁(y)-‘to suckle, nurse’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁ilyósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θīliosreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fīlios‘son’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfīlius‘a son’
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500filhoas fillo‘son’
- Old Galician-Portuguese, derivedc. 1100–1500fidalgo‘nobleman’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentsame form‘nobleman’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003same form
Earliest quotation: 2003, Peter Robb, A Death in Brazil: “The blacks and the bastards were so many and…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’
female, feminist, feminism, doe, fetus, tyre, felicity, femme, femininity, fawn, dai, effeminate, fellatio, fecundity, dahi, 29 more
through Latin fīlius ‘a son’
Today it means
noun A Portuguese nobleman.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- / fidalgo