Where does “tegmen” come from?

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

tegmen (English): A covering or integument, usually referring to a...

Definitions

  1. A covering or integument, usually referring to a...

Ancestry of “tegmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintegmenAlternative form of tegimen
2Latintegōto cover; to clothe
3Proto-Italictegōcover
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “tegmen”

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