> > Hi Rico, > > Wtf told you that tinto means village pump? To my mind it is a four way
> cross roads, taken from the Marathi word Titha which means a junction or > > cross roads. > > If you think I'm wrong, then correct me with reasons. > > COMMENT: "Tinto does not mean crossroads, Tinto means road junction, meeting of roads, could even be one road bifurcating. There is no Marathi word "Titha". There's just Tithe & Ithe, meaning here and there. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.