Where does “tita” come from?

tita (English) comes from Tagalog tita, 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 — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

tita (English): An aunt; auntie

Definitions

  1. An aunt; auntie

Ancestry of “tita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtitaaunt; sister
2Spanishtitatheta; the Greek letter Θ, θ; Grandma
3Spanishtíafemale equivalent of tío; aunt; the sister of...
4Late Latinthiaaunt
5Ancient GreekΘείαaunt
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...
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