Where does “tio-avô” come from?
tio-avô (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tio, from Old Portuguese tio, from Latin thīus, 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...
tio-avô (Portuguese): great-uncle
Definitions
- great-uncle
Ancestry of “tio-avô”, step by step
tio-avô traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese tio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | tio | uncle |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | tio | — |
| 3 | Latin | thīus | uncle |
| 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... |
via Portuguese Avô
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Avô | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | avoa | grandmother |
| 3 | Latin | aviōla | grandmother |
| 4 | Latin | -olus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";... |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |