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Where does “tego” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tego”, step by step

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