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

  1. strip; comic strip; cop; police officer

Ancestry of “tira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetirarto take, take out, take away; to remove,...
2Old Portuguesetirar—
3Vulgar Latin*tīrāre—

Words derived from “tira”

Every word from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre →Every word from Old Portuguese tirar →Every word from Portuguese tirar →