Where does “tirâ” come from?

tirâ (Macanese) comes from Portuguese tirar, from Old Portuguese tirar, from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre.

tirâ (Macanese): to pull

Definitions

  1. to pull

Ancestry of “tirâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetirarto take, take out, take away; to remove,...
2Old Portuguesetirar—
3Vulgar Latin*tīrāre—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre →Every word from Old Portuguese tirar →Every word from Portuguese tirar →