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Where does “tectiform” come from?

tectiform (English) comes from New Latin tēctiformis, from Latin tēctum, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

tectiform (English): Roof-shaped; sloping downwards on two sides from...

Definitions

  1. Roof-shaped; sloping downwards on two sides from...

Ancestry of “tectiform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latintēctiformis—
2Latintēctum—
3Latintegō—
4Proto-Italictegōcover
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
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