Where does “tíbio” come from?

tíbio (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese tibio, from Latin tepidus, from Latin tepeō, from Proto-Italic tepēō, from Proto-Indo-European tep-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

tíbio (Portuguese): tepid; lukewarm; tepid

Definitions

  1. tepid; lukewarm; tepid

Ancestry of “tíbio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetibio—
2Latintepidustepid, moderately warm; lukewarm, cool, cooled;...
3Latintepeōto be warm, lukewarm or tepid
4Proto-Italictepēōbe warm
5Proto-Indo-Europeantep-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep-éh₁-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic tepēō →