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Where does “tegola” come from?

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

tegola (Italian): tile

Definitions

  1. tile

Ancestry of “tegola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintēgula—
2Latintegō—
3Proto-Italictegōcover
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “tegola”

  • tegolone
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