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Where does “teia” come from?

teia (Portuguese) comes 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, from Proto-Italic tegō — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

teia (Portuguese): web; spider web; woof; network

Definitions

  1. web; spider web; woof; network

Ancestry of “teia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetea—
2Latintēla—
3Old Dutchtegela—
4Proto-Germanic*tigulā—
5Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
6Latintēgula—
7Latintegō—
8Proto-Italictegōcover
9Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “teia”

  • tear
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