Where does “lío” come from?

lío (Spanish) comes from Portuguese Rio, from Old Portuguese rio, from Vulgar Latin rius, from Latin rīvus, from Proto-Italic rīwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃riH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

lío (Spanish): bundle; trouble, hassle, problem, mess; lover,...

Definitions

  1. bundle; trouble, hassle, problem, mess; lover,...

Ancestry of “lío”, step by step

lío traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Rio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseRioa large amount of anything
2Old Portugueserioriver
3Vulgar Latinriusriver
4Latinrīvusa small stream; brook, stream, rivulet
5Proto-Italicrīwos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃riH-wó-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

via Spanish liar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishliarto bind, tie; to wrap, wrap up; to roll
2Old Frenchlierto tie up; to connect with a tie
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃riH-wó-s