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Where does “tige” come from?

tige (Old French) comes from Latin tibia — the large shin bone, tibia; leg; a pipe, flute.

Ancestry of “tige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintibiathe large shin bone, tibia; leg; a pipe, flute

Words derived from “tige”

  • tige
  • tigella
  • tige
  • tigo
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