Where does “tilemap” come from?

tilemap (English) comes from English tile, from Middle English Tīle, from Old English tiġele, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

tilemap (English): A two-dimensional grid made up of rectangular...

Definitions

  1. A two-dimensional grid made up of rectangular...

Ancestry of “tilemap”, step by step

tilemap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtileA regularly-shaped slab of clay or other...
2Middle EnglishTīle
3Old Englishtiġeletile; brick; tile
4Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
5Latintēgulaa large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex
6Latintegōto cover; to clothe
7Proto-Italictegōcover
8Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via English map

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmapA visual representation of an area, whether real...
2Middle Englishmappemounde
3Old Frenchmapamondeworld map
4Latinmundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg-Every word from Proto-Italic tegōEvery word from Latin tegō
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