Where does “tiçon” come from?
tiçon (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin titio, from Proto-Italic tītjō, from Proto-Indo-European teih₁- — to become hot, melt "or" to end.
Ancestry of “tiçon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | titio | firebrand |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | tītjō | heating |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teih₁- | to become hot, melt "or" to end |
Words derived from “tiçon”