Where does “senzatetto” come from?

senzatetto (Italian) comes from Italian tetto, from Latin tēctum, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

senzatetto (Italian): a homeless person

Definitions

  1. a homeless person

Ancestry of “senzatetto”, step by step

senzatetto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian tetto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantettoroof; cap
2Latintēctumroof, ceiling
3Latintegōto cover; to clothe
4Proto-Italictegōcover
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Italian senza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansenzawithout; without, -less; coxless
2Latinsinewithout; second-person singular present active...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Italic tegō →Every word from Latin tegō →