English
tito
Tito comes from Tagalog tito ‘uncle’, and goes back to Spanish tito.
- Spanishc. 1500–presenttito
- Tagalogmodernsame form‘uncle’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Spanishc. 1500–presenttito
- Tagalogmodernsame form‘uncle’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Spanish tito
Today it means
noun An uncle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish tito / tito