Tigre.
Tigris (a river in West Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq)
Meaning & usage
Tigris (a river in West Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Sumerian 𒀀𒇉 (id₂ /id/) Sumerian 𒉌 (i₃ /i/) Sumerian 𒁺 (g̃en) Sumerian 𒀀 (a /'a/) ? Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(id₂)idigna /Idigna/)bor. Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼bor. Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (t-i-g-r-a /Tigrā/)bor. Ancient Greek Τίγρης (Tígrēs)bor. Latin Tigrislbor. Old Galician-Portuguese Tigre Portuguese Tigre Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Tigre, a learned borrowing from Latin Tigris, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τίγρης (Tígrēs), borrowed from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (t-i-g-r-a /Tigrā/), borrowed from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, borrowed from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(id₂)idigna /Idigna/), possibly from 𒀀𒇉 (id₂ /id/, “river”) + 𒉌 (i₃ /i/, finite prefix) + 𒁺 (g̃en, “went”) + 𒀀 (a /'a/, nominalising suffix).
nickname for Criciúma Esporte Clube, association football club
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Iraniander. Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris)bor. Latin tigrislbor. Old Galician-Portuguese tygris Portuguese tigre Portuguese Tigre From tigre (“tiger”), after the team's mascot.
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