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Where does “Teodoro” come from?

Teodoro (Portuguese) comes from Latin Theodōrus, from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “Teodoro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTheodōrus—
2Ancient GreekΘεόδωροςgift of god; Theodore
3Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
4Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →