Where does “tegmentum” come from?

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

tegmentum (English): The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from...

Definitions

  1. The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from...

Ancestry of “tegmentum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tegmentum”

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