Where does “tio” come from?
tio (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin thīus, from Ancient Greek θεῖος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Ancestry of “tio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | thīus | uncle |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θεῖος | Of or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |