Where does “tíos” come from?
tíos (Asturian) comes from Asturian tíu, from Latin thīus, from Ancient Greek θεῖος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
tíos (Asturian): plural of tíu
Ancestry of “tíos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Asturian | tíu | uncle |
| 2 | Latin | thīus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θεῖος | Of or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |