Where does “tear” come from?
tear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese teia, from Old Portuguese tea, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
tear (Portuguese): loom
Ancestry of “tear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | teia | web; spider web; woof; network |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | tea | — |
| 3 | Latin | tēla | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tegela | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *tigulā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 7 | Latin | tēgula | — |
| 8 | Latin | tegō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |