Where does “tizón” come from?
tizón (Spanish) comes from Old Portuguese tiçon, from Latin titio, from Proto-Italic tītjō, from Proto-Indo-European teih₁- — to become hot, melt "or" to end.
tizón (Spanish): A stick which is burning or smoldering; brand;...
Definitions
- A stick which is burning or smoldering; brand;...
Ancestry of “tizón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | tiçon | — |
| 2 | Latin | titio | firebrand |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tītjō | heating |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teih₁- | to become hot, melt "or" to end |