Where does “rooftile” come from?
rooftile (English) comes from English tile, from Middle English Tīle, from Old English tiġele, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
rooftile (English): A tile for use on a roof
Definitions
- A tile for use on a roof
Ancestry of “rooftile”, step by step
rooftile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tile | A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | Tīle | — |
| 3 | Old English | tiġele | tile; brick; tile |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 5 | Latin | tēgula | a large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex |
| 6 | Latin | tegō | to cover; to clothe |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
via English Roof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Roof | A Chinese constellation located near Aquarius and Pegasus, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle |
| 2 | Middle English | rof | A roof; A house or building; a edifice used for... |
| 3 | Old English | hrōf | roof, ceiling; top, summit; heaven, sky |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrōfą | roof |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krāpo- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krāwə- | to cover, heap |