Where does “tritegmic” come from?

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

tritegmic (English): Having or pertaining to three integuments

Definitions

  1. Having or pertaining to three integuments

Ancestry of “tritegmic”, step by step

tritegmic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tegmic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtegmicRelating to a tegmen or integument
2EnglishtegmenA covering or integument, usually referring to a...
3LatintegmenAlternative form of tegimen
4Latintegōto cover; to clothe
5Proto-Italictegōcover
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Italic tegō →Every word from Latin tegō →