Where does “tuile” come from?
tuile (English) comes from French tuile, from Old French tiule, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
tuile (English): A type of thin, papery cookie, often bent into...
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Ancestry of “tuile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tuile | tile; bad luck, misfortune; tuile |
| 2 | Old French | tiule | tile |
| 3 | Latin | tēgula | — |
| 4 | Latin | tegō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |