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Where does “teo” come from?

teo (Irish) comes from Irish te, from Old Irish té, from Proto-Celtic teɸents, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

teo (Irish): inflection of te : ## nominative/vocative/dative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of te : ## nominative/vocative/dative...

Ancestry of “teo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtehot, warm; pungent; ardent, hot-tempered;...
2Old Irishtéhot, warm; lustful, wanton; warm, comfortable,...
3Proto-Celticteɸents—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
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