Where does “tiro” come from?
tiro (Cebuano) comes from Spanish Tiro, from Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tiro (Cebuano): to shoot, to fire a weapon; to shoot a goal
Definitions
- to shoot, to fire a weapon; to shoot a goal
Ancestry of “tiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Tiro | — |
| 2 | Latin | Tyrus | Tyre |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |