Where does “tira” come from?
tira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tirar, from Old Portuguese tirar, from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre.
tira (Portuguese): strip; comic strip; cop; police officer
Definitions
- strip; comic strip; cop; police officer
Ancestry of “tira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | tirar | to take, take out, take away; to remove,... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | tirar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *tīrāre | — |
Words derived from “tira”