Where does “tia” come from?
tia (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese tia, from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek Θεία, from Ancient Greek θεῖος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
tia (Portuguese): aunt; colloquial term of address for any female...
Definitions
- aunt; colloquial term of address for any female...
Ancestry of “tia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | tia | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | thia | aunt |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Θεία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θεῖος | Of or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |