Where does “tegens” come from?

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

tegens (Latin): covering, clothing; protecting

Definitions

  1. covering, clothing; protecting

Ancestry of “tegens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintegōto cover; to clothe
2Proto-Italictegōcover
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Italic tegō →Every word from Latin tegō →