Where does “tuile” come from?
tuile (French) comes 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 (French): tile; bad luck, misfortune; tuile
Definitions
- tile; bad luck, misfortune; tuile
Ancestry of “tuile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | tiule | tile |
| 2 | Latin | tēgula | — |
| 3 | Latin | tegō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
Words derived from “tuile”