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Where does “teo-” come from?

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

teo- (Irish): hot, warm

Definitions

  1. hot, warm

Ancestry of “teo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishteoinflection of te : ## nominative/vocative/dative...
2Irishtehot, warm; pungent; ardent, hot-tempered;...
3Old Irishtéhot, warm; lustful, wanton; warm, comfortable,...
4Proto-Celticteɸents—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “teo-”

  • teochreasach
  • teochrios
  • fo-theochriosach
  • teochriosach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →