hermano

/eɾˈmano/ · A1 · noun · m

brother

hermano — brother

👬 hermano ~ germane: both from Latin germanus, of the same seed

Latin frater germanus meant a full brother, sharing both parents. Spanish dropped frater and kept germanus, which became hermano. English germane (closely related) is the same word, so a hermano is your closest relation.

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