Where does “tio” come from?

tio (Old Spanish) 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...

tio (Old Spanish): uncle

Definitions

uncle

Ancestry of “tio”, step by step

tio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin thīus

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...

via Late Latin thius

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	thius	uncle

Words derived from “tio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →