Where does “tio” come from?
tio (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu tiu, from Portuguese tio, from Old Portuguese tio, from Latin thīus, from Ancient Greek θεῖος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
tio (Papiamentu): uncle
Definitions
- uncle
Ancestry of “tio”, step by step
tio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu tiu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | tiu | uncle |
| 2 | Portuguese | tio | uncle |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | tio | — |
| 4 | Latin | thīus | uncle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θεῖος | Of or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |