Where does “tis” come from?

tis (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese til, from Old Occitan tille, from Latin titulus — title; placard, tablet; inscription.

tis (Portuguese): plural of til

Definitions

  1. plural of til

Ancestry of “tis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetiltilde, a diacritic; trifle
2Old Occitantille—
3Latintitulustitle; placard, tablet; inscription
Every word from Latin titulus →Every word from Old Occitan tille →Every word from Portuguese til →