Where does “Tiro” come from?

Tiro (Italian) comes from Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Tiro (Italian): pull, tug, draught/draft

Definitions

  1. pull, tug, draught/draft

Ancestry of “Tiro”, step by step

Tiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Tyrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTyrusTyre
2Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
3Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Italian tirare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantirareto pull, draw, tug, drag; to throw, shoot, toss,...
2Vulgar Latin*tīrāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós →