hierro

iron (chemical element); branding iron (piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape and used to brand livestock); brand (mark or scar made by burning with a branding iron); brand (symbolic identity, represented by a name or logo); iron or steel weapon

Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum Old Spanish fierro Spanish hierro Inherited from Old Spanish fierro, from Latin ferrum. Doublet of fierro (“branding iron”, inherited from Latin) and ferro (“anchor of a galley”, probably borrowed from Catalan). Other Romance cognates include French fer, Italian ferro, Portuguese ferro, and Romanian fier.