Where does “tectum” come from?

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

tectum (English): The dorsal portion of the midbrain of...

Definitions

  1. The dorsal portion of the midbrain of...

Ancestry of “tectum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintēctumroof, ceiling
2Latintegōto cover; to clothe
3Proto-Italictegōcover
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “tectum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Italic tegō →Every word from Latin tegō →