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Where does “Tito” come from?

Tito (English) comes from Tagalog tito, from Spanish tito, from Spanish tío, from Old Spanish tio, from Latin thīus, from Ancient Greek θεῖος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Ancestry of “Tito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtitouncle; pig tripe
2Spanishtitouncle, unkie; grandfather, grandpa
3Spanishtíouncle; unknown or any male person, dude, guy;...
4Old Spanishtiouncle
5Latinthīus—
6Ancient GreekθεῖοςOf or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or...
7Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
8Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
9Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “Tito”

  • Titoist
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