Where does “tição” come from?

tição (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese tiçon, from Latin titio, from Proto-Italic tītjō, from Proto-Indo-European teih₁- — to become hot, melt "or" to end.

tição (Portuguese): firebrand; ember, live coal; A person with dark...

Definitions

  1. firebrand; ember, live coal; A person with dark...

Ancestry of “tição”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetiçon
2Latintitiofirebrand
3Proto-Italictītjōheating
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteih₁-to become hot, melt "or" to end
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teih₁-Every word from Proto-Italic tītjōEvery word from Latin titio