hombro

/ˈombɾo/ · B1 · noun · m

shoulder

💪 From Latin umerus, same root as humerus, the bone running down from the shoulder

Latin umerus became hombro: the m-r cluster grew a b between them, just as homine gave hombre. The h is silent, so say OM-bro. English keeps the same root in humerus, the upper arm bone that ends at the shoulder.

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