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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

  1. great-uncle

Ancestry of “tio-avô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetiouncle
2Old Portuguesetio—
3Latinthīus—
4Ancient GreekθεῖοςOf or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or...
5Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
6Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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