Where does “timó” come from?
timó (Spanish) comes from Latin thymus, from Ancient Greek θύμος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
timó (Spanish): swindle, con, grift, hustle, sting, con game, confidence game
Definitions
- swindle, con, grift, hustle, sting, con game, confidence game
Ancestry of “timó”, step by step
timó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin thymus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | thymus | A type of wart |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θύμος | a warty excrescence, so called from its likeness... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Spanish timar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | timar | to hustle, to con, to hoodwink, to swindle, to... |