Where does “teo” come from?
teo (Ido) comes from Esperanto teo, from Italian tè, from French thé, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih — white.
teo (Ido): tea
Definitions
- tea
Ancestry of “teo”, step by step
teo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto teo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | teo | tea |
| 2 | Italian | tè | tea |
| 3 | French | thé | tea |
| 4 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 5 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 6 | Malay | putih | white |
| 7 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 8 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |
via Spanish té
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | té | tea |