Etymograph

English

honda

Honda may come from Spanish honda ‘sling’.

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presenthonda1‘sling’uncertain
  2. Englishtodayhonda1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English honda

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presenthondaWiktionary, English honda‘sling’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayhondaWiktionary, English honda

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.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “honda”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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