ziju
Maltese
/ˈt͡siː.jʊ/
noun
Definitions
- uncle
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian ziu 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
- θείος Greek (modern)
- tio Old Portuguese
- tíu Asturian
- tio Old Spanish
- ziu Sicilian
- tziu Sardinian
- *tʰḗhyos Proto-Hellenic