Where does “tegula” come from?
tegula (English) comes from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
tegula (English): A small sclerite situated above the base of the...
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- A small sclerite situated above the base of the...
Ancestry of “tegula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tēgula | a large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex |
| 2 | Latin | tegō | to cover; to clothe |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
Words derived from “tegula”