Where does “teilatupe” come from?
teilatupe (Basque) comes from Basque teilatu, from Vulgar Latin teglatu, from Latin tēgulātum, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
teilatupe (Basque): gatter
Definitions
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Ancestry of “teilatupe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basque | teilatu | tiled roof |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | teglatu | — |
| 3 | Latin | tēgulātum | — |
| 4 | Latin | tēgula | a large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex |
| 5 | Latin | tegō | to cover; to clothe |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |