noun pl. hidalgos
Origin: Sp, contr. < hijo de algo, son of something < hijo, son (< L filius: see filial) + de, of + algo, something, possessions (< L aliquem)
See hidalgo in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. hi·dal·gos
Origin:
Origin: Spanish
Origin: , alteration of hijo dalgo
Origin: , from Old Spanish fijo dalgo
Origin: : fijo, son (from Latin fīlius; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots)
Origin: + de, of (from Latin dē; see de-)
Origin: + algo, something, possession (from Latin aliquō, ablative of aliquid : alius, some; see al-1 in Indo-European roots + quid, something; see kwo- in Indo-European roots)
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