Where does “toge” come from?

toge (French) comes from Middle French togue, from Latin toga, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

toge (French): toga

Definitions

  1. toga

Ancestry of “toge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtoguetoga
2Latintogatoga; a garment; a roof
3Latintegōto cover; to clothe
4Proto-Italictegōcover
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Italic tegō →Every word from Latin tegō →