Comments on: Puente de Fierro http://enperublog.com/2011/08/15/puente-de-fierro/ All you could ever want to know about Peru Sun, 26 Feb 2023 22:03:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: joseluis diaz http://enperublog.com/2011/08/15/puente-de-fierro/comment-page-1/#comment-74461 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:32:23 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=936#comment-74461 The reson for the name is very simple. Most bridges were built with wood. This one was build iron bars (fierros), therefore the bridge was a iron bridge “puente de fierro”

]]> By: Stuart Starrs http://enperublog.com/2011/08/15/puente-de-fierro/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:07:56 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=936#comment-183 Very interesting, Albert. You encouraged me to find out a little more. I found lots of interesting opinions here. http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=468890

]]> By: Albert http://enperublog.com/2011/08/15/puente-de-fierro/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:07:14 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=936#comment-182 Beautiful photo!
I’m intrigued in the name of the bridge, “Puente de Fierro”, which is just like hierro in Spanish. In fact, i did some research and found that many Spanish words that begin in H originally come from Latin words that began with F. (facere->hacer) and you see the differences in other Latin languages (“Fils” [French] and “Figlio” [Italian] are the equivalents of “hijo” for son)

It is rumored to believe that the reason for the change was because of the Basques who apparently had trouble pronouncing the F’s in Latin-based languages, thereby altering current Spanish. What I find so interesting is how this bridge came to receive that interesting name.

Thanks so much for sharing.

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