Where does “té” come from?

té (Catalan) comes from Latin tē, from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

té (Catalan): you, thee (direct or indirect object)

Definitions

  1. you, thee (direct or indirect object)

Ancestry of “té”, step by step

té traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintē—
2Latintūyou (singular); thou
3Proto-Italictūyou
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Hokkien 茶

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hokkien茶—

Words derived from “té”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic tū →Every word from Latin tū →