Where does “tegmina” come from?

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

tegmina (Latin): nominative plural of tegmen; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of tegmen; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “tegmina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintegmenAlternative form of tegimen
2Latintegōto cover; to clothe
3Proto-Italictegōcover
4Proto-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 →