Where does “tirotear” come from?

tirotear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tiro, 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.

tirotear (Portuguese): to shoot

Definitions

  1. to shoot

Ancestry of “tirotear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetirothe act of shooting; a fired shot; shooting...
2LatinTyrusTyre
3Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
4Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
5Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tirotear”

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