Where does “tío” come from?
tío (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese tio, from Latin thīus, from Ancient Greek θεῖος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
tío (Galician): uncle; Unknown male person, dude, guy; mister
Definitions
- uncle; Unknown male person, dude, guy; mister
Ancestry of “tío”, step by step
tío traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese tio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | tio | — |
| 2 | Latin | thīus | uncle |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θεῖος | Of or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |