Where does “tire” come from?

tire (Old French) comes from Latin tyrius, 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.

tire (Old French): rank, sequence, order, kind; row; oriental cloth...

Definitions

  1. rank, sequence, order, kind; row; oriental cloth...

Ancestry of “tire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintyriusTyrian, of Tyre
2LatinTyrusTyre
3Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
4Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
5Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós →