English
honda
Honda may come from Spanish honda ‘sling’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presenthonda‘sling’uncertain
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presenthonda‘sling’uncertain
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin fundus ‘bottom, lowest part’
fund, foundation, founder, fond, 12 more
Today it means
noun A closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which the other end of the rope is passed to form a much larger loop.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish honda / honda