Where does “te” come from?
te (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese te, from Latin tē, from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
te (Portuguese): tee; Apocopic form of ter; used preceding the...
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- tee; Apocopic form of ter; used preceding the...
Ancestry of “te”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | te | — |
| 2 | Latin | tē | — |
| 3 | Latin | tū | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tū | you |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |