Where does “tita” come from?

tita (Cebuano) comes from Spanish tita, from Spanish tía, from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek Θεία, from Ancient Greek θεῖος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

tita (Cebuano): an aunt; the sister of either parent; a female...

Definitions

  1. an aunt; the sister of either parent; a female...

Ancestry of “tita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtitatheta; the Greek letter Θ, θ; Grandma
2Spanishtíafemale equivalent of tío; aunt; the sister of...
3Late Latinthiaaunt
4Ancient GreekΘείαaunt
5Ancient GreekθεῖοςOf or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or...
6Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
7Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
8Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek λόγος