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Where does “Timoteo” come from?

Timoteo (Cebuano) comes from Spanish Timoteo, from Latin Timotheus, from Ancient Greek Τιμόθεος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Ancestry of “Timoteo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishTimoteo—
2LatinTimotheusTimothy
3Ancient GreekΤιμόθεος—
4Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
5Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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