Where does “tinyós” come from?

tinyós (Catalan) comes from Catalan ós, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos.

tinyós (Catalan): ringwormed infected with ringworm

Definitions

  1. ringwormed infected with ringworm

Ancestry of “tinyós”, step by step

tinyós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan ós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanósbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos—

via Catalan tinya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantinyaringworm
2LatinTineaa destructive insect larva that attacks household items such as books or clothing; larva, maggot, caterpillar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂w-to melt
Every word from Proto-Italic *orsos →Every word from Latin ursus →Every word from Catalan ós →