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Where does “tettoia” come from?

tettoia (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.

tettoia (Italian): canopy; roof; hovel

Definitions

  1. canopy; roof; hovel

Ancestry of “tettoia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantettoroof; cap
2Latintēctum—
3Latintegō—
4Proto-Italictegōcover
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
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