Where does “titã” come from?

titã (Portuguese) comes from Latin Tītān, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium, from Ancient Greek θηρίον, from Ancient Greek θήρ, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

titã (Portuguese): titan any of the giant primordial gods that were replaced by the Olympian gods

Definitions

  1. titan any of the giant primordial gods that were replaced by the Olympian gods

Ancestry of “titã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTītāna Titan
2Ancient GreekΤιτάνTitan
3Translingual-therium
4Ancient Greekθηρίονwild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,...
5Ancient Greekθήρa wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...
6Proto-Hellenickʷʰḗrwild beast
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer-Every word from Translingual -theriumEvery word from Ancient Greek Τιτάν