Where does “atirâ” come from?

atirâ (Macanese) comes from Portuguese atirar, from Portuguese tiro, 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.

atirâ (Macanese): to throw, to chuck

Definitions

  1. to throw, to chuck

Ancestry of “atirâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseatirarto throw; to fire
2Portuguesetirothe act of shooting; a fired shot; shooting...
3LatinTyrusTyre
4Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
5Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
6Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós →