Where does “toga” come from?

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

toga (Italian): toga; gown, robe; magistrate, judge

Definitions

  1. toga; gown, robe; magistrate, judge

Ancestry of “toga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintogatoga; a garment; a roof
2Latintegōto cover; to clothe
3Proto-Italictegōcover
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “toga”

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