honda
English
/ˈhɒndə/, /ˈhɑndə/
noun
Definitions
- (Southwestern US) 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.
- (Southwestern US) A grommet or other device intended to strengthen or otherwise improve a simple rope honda.
Etymology
Derived from Spanish, Castilian honda derived from Latin funda (sling, hand-sling, leather pocket, hand, slingshot, net, a sling) derived from Spanish, Castilian hondón (eye of a needle) derived from Latin fundus (bottom, deep, farm, piece of land, part, lowest part) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-(m)n-o.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰudʰ-(m)n-o
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *affundāre Latin
- *exfundorāre Latin
- *flunda Latin
- *infundāre Latin
- funda Latin
- fundiformis Latin
- fundulus Latin
- fundus Latin
- Fundus German
- fondo Italian
- fond French
- fondo Spanish, Castilian
- funda Spanish, Castilian
- fundillo Spanish, Castilian
- fundo Spanish, Castilian
- honda Spanish, Castilian
- hondura Spanish, Castilian
- hondón Spanish, Castilian
- matar Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰondʰeh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰudʰ-(m)n-o Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰudʰ-mn Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰudʰmḗn Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European
- fundo Esperanto
- fons Catalan, Valencian
- fonda Galician
- funda Galician
- fund Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- φούντα Greek (modern)
- fund Albanian
- fondo Old Portuguese
- fundo Old Portuguese
- afundu Aromanian
- fundu Aromanian
- fons Occitan
- *funðos Proto-Italic
- fons Romansh
- funs Romansh
- fuond Romansh
- fuonz Romansh
- fùns Romansh
- fondu Asturian
- font Friulian
- fondo Old Spanish
- fond Ladin