Where does “tiro” come from?

tiro (Portuguese) comes from Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tiro (Portuguese): the act of shooting; a fired shot; shooting...

Definitions

  1. the act of shooting; a fired shot; shooting...

Ancestry of “tiro”, step by step

tiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Tyrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTyrusTyre
2Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
3Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Portuguese tirar

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

Words derived from “tiro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós →