Where does βtireβ come from?
tire (Turkish) comes from French tiret, from French tirer, from Middle French tirer, from Old French tirer, from Gothic ππΉππ°π½, from Proto-Germanic teranΔ , from Proto-Indo-European der- β to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
tire (Turkish): "-" Hyphen-minus symbol, used as a hyphen, minus...
Definitions
- "-" Hyphen-minus symbol, used as a hyphen, minus...
Ancestry of βtireβ, step by step
tire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French tiret
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tiret | dash; a string used to tie papers together |
| 2 | French | tirer | to draw, drag, pull |
| 3 | Middle French | tirer | to pull |
| 4 | Old French | tirer | to pull |
| 5 | Gothic | ππΉππ°π½ | to tear away, remove |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teranΔ | to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
via Persian ΨͺΫΨ±Ω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ΨͺΫΨ±Ω | dark; dim |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ΞΡίΟΞ± | β |