Where does “tella” come from?
tella (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese tella, from Vulgar Latin tegla, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
tella (Galician): roof tile
Ancestry of “tella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | tella | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | tegla | — |
| 3 | Latin | tēgula | — |
| 4 | Latin | tegō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |