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Italian word zio comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) -ισμός, Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s, Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁s-, and later Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós (God, deity.)
-ισμός (Ancient Greek)
*dʰéh₁s (Proto-Indo-European)
*dʰh₁s- (Proto-Indo-European)
*tʰehós (Proto-Hellenic)
God, deity.
henotheism (English)
Belief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deities.
θεός (Ancient Greek)
θεῖος (Ancient Greek)
thius (Late Latin)
zio (Italian)
(slang) dude. Uncle (male relative).