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Where does “tuilage” come from?

tuilage (French) comes from French tuiler, 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.

tuilage (French): curling; cupping, dishing

Definitions

  1. curling; cupping, dishing

Ancestry of “tuilage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtuilerto tile
2Frenchtuiletile; bad luck, misfortune; tuile
3Old Frenchtiuletile
4Latintēgula—
5Latintegō—
6Proto-Italictegōcover
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
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