Etymograph

English

herradura

Herradura comes from Spanish herradura ‘horseshoe’, from hierro ‘iron’, and ultimately from Old Latin *fersom.

  1. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCE*fersomreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferrum‘iron’
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presenthierro‘iron’
  4. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentherrar‘to horseshoe’
  5. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentherradura‘horseshoe’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCE*fersomreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEferrum‘iron’
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presenthierro‘iron’
  4. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentherrar‘to horseshoe’
  5. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentherradura‘horseshoe’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin ferrum ‘iron’

ferrous, farrier, ferrite, ferruginous, ferric, ferritin, 8 more

Today it means

noun A curved masonry wall characteristic of the Ancestral Puebloan road network.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old Latin *fersom / herradura

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