Where does “tiozinho” come from?

tiozinho (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...

tiozinho (Portuguese): "small uncle", "little uncle"

Definitions

  1. "small uncle", "little uncle"

Ancestry of “tiozinho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetiouncle
2Old Portuguesetio
3Latinthīusuncle
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek λόγος