Where does “tito” come from?
tito (Tagalog) comes from Spanish tito, 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 — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
tito (Tagalog): uncle; pig tripe
Definitions
- uncle; pig tripe
Ancestry of “tito”, step by step
tito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish tito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tito | uncle, unkie; grandfather, grandpa |
| 2 | Spanish | tío | uncle; unknown or any male person, dude, guy;... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | tio | uncle |
| 4 | Latin | thīus | uncle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θεῖος | Of or from the gods or God, divine; Belonging or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Min Nan 豬肚
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Min Nan | 豬肚 | — |