Where does “tetto” come from?

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

tetto (Italian): roof; cap

Definitions

  1. roof; cap

Ancestry of “tetto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tetto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Italic tegō →Every word from Latin tegō →