Where does “Tero” come from?
Tero (Finnish) comes from Finnish Antero, from Finnish Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
Ancestry of “Tero”, step by step
Tero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Antero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Antero | — |
| 2 | Finnish | Andreas | Andrew the Apostle |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀνδρέας | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |
via Russian Терентий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Терентий | — |