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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

  1. A stick which is burning or smoldering; brand;...

Ancestry of “tizón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetiçon—
2Latintitiofirebrand
3Proto-Italictītjōheating
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteih₁-to become hot, melt "or" to end
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