ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst ɐtˈɛstᵻd fˈɔːɹm ʌvðə wˈɜːd ɪz ðə mˌaɪsənˈiən ɡɹˈiːk tˈiːˈoʊ plˈʊɹɹəl tˈiːˈoʊˈaɪ, ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn lˈɪnɪɹ bˈiː sɪlˈæbɪk skɹˈɪpt.
The earliest attested form of the word is the Mycenaean Greek te-o (plural te-o-i), written in Linear B syllabic script.