Where does “tuille” come from?
tuille (English) comes from Middle English toile, from Anglo-Norman toile, from Old French teile, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
tuille (English): An armor plate for the thigh; tasset
Definitions
- An armor plate for the thigh; tasset
Ancestry of “tuille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | toile | Alternative form of toilen; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | toile | fabric; web |
| 3 | Old French | teile | Alternative form of toile |
| 4 | Latin | tēla | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | tegela | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *tigulā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 8 | Latin | tēgula | — |
| 9 | Latin | tegō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |