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Where does “tegumento” come from?

tegumento (Latin) comes from Latin tegumentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

tegumento (Latin): dative singular of tegumentum; ablative singular...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of tegumentum; ablative singular...

Ancestry of “tegumento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintegumentumcover, covering; clothing; armour
2Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
3Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
4Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →