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Where does “endotegmic” come from?

endotegmic (English) comes from English tegmic, from English tegmen, from Latin tegmen, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

endotegmic (English): Pertaining to the inner epidermis of the...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the inner epidermis of the...

Ancestry of “endotegmic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtegmicRelating to a tegmen or integument
2EnglishtegmenA covering or integument, usually referring to a...
3LatintegmenAlternative form of tegimen
4Latintegō—
5Proto-Italictegōcover
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
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