Where does “tet” come from?

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

tet (Occitan): ceiling; overhead

Definitions

  1. ceiling; overhead

Ancestry of “tet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintēctumroof, ceiling
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 →
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