Where does “tegularly” come from?
tegularly (English) comes from English tegular, from Latin tēgulāris, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
tegularly (English): In a tegular manner
Definitions
- In a tegular manner
Ancestry of “tegularly”, step by step
tegularly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tegular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tegular | Resembling or relating to a tile; arranged like... |
| 2 | Latin | tēgulāris | — |
| 3 | Latin | tēgula | a large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex |
| 4 | Latin | tegō | to cover; to clothe |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |