tiyo
Cebuano
noun
Definitions
- an uncle; the brother of either parent
- a male cousin of either parent
- an affectionate or honorific term for a man of an older generation than oneself
Etymology
Derived from Spanish, Castilian tío (uncle) derived from Latin thius derived from Ancient Greek θεῖος (divine, uncle).
Origin
Ancient Greek
θεῖος
Gloss
divine, uncle
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- thius Latin
- thīus Latin
- tius Latin
- zio Italian
- tito Spanish, Castilian
- tío Spanish, Castilian
- θειάζω Ancient Greek
- θεός Ancient Greek
- θεῖος Ancient Greek
- *dʰeh₁(y)- Proto-Indo-European
- tio Portuguese
- tio Catalan, Valencian
- θείος Greek (modern)
- tito Tagalog
- tio Old Portuguese
- tíu Asturian
- tio Old Spanish
- ziu Sicilian
- tiu Kabuverdianu
- tiyo Bikol Central
- tziu Sardinian
- *tʰḗhyos Proto-Hellenic