Soncillo
BurgosCastilla y León
Toponym derived from the Latin sonum cillum ('small sound') or more probably from the medieval anthroponym Soncellus, diminutive of Sonsius. Documented from 1011.
Pastoral hamlet of the Valdebezana valley, historical head of the medieval council. Centre of livestock transhumance between the Cantabrian pastures and those of the Duero.
Evolution of the name
- Soncellus medieval Latin 9th–11th centuries
- Soncillo medieval Castilian from the 11th century
Glossary
- Anthroponym
- A personal name, often used as the base of toponyms (Lucronius → Logroño, Sigerici → Castrojeriz, Sacavus → Sacavém).
- Cantabrian transhumance
- Seasonal movement of bovine and ovine livestock between the high-altitude brañas of the Cantabrian (summer) and the winter pastures of the lower-middle valleys. Short Cantabrian transhumance (50-100 km) is distinguished from long Castilian-Extremaduran transhumance (500-700 km) by its territorial scale. It operated uninterruptedly from the Middle Ages until mid-20th century.
- Diminutive
- A derived form indicating smaller size or affection, formed with suffixes such as -illo, -ito, -uelo, -ete. Substantivised plural diminutives abound in toponymy: Hornillos, Boadilla, Calzadilla, Comillas, Pradillos.
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