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Where does “tegimen” come from?

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

tegimen (Latin): cover, covering, protection; tegument

Definitions

  1. cover, covering, protection; tegument

Ancestry of “tegimen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tegimen”

  • tegmen
  • tegmen
  • tegmina
  • tegumen
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