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Where does “tito” come from?

tito (Spanish) comes from Spanish tío, from Old Spanish tio, from Latin thīus, from Ancient Greek θεῖος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

tito (Spanish): uncle, unkie; grandfather, grandpa

Definitions

  1. uncle, unkie; grandfather, grandpa

Ancestry of “tito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtíouncle; unknown or any male person, dude, guy;...
2Old Spanishtiouncle
3Latinthīus—
4Ancient GreekθεῖοςOf or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or...
5Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
6Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “tito”

  • tito
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