Where does “telha” come from?
telha (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin tegla, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
telha (Portuguese): tile, especially a roof tile
Definitions
- tile, especially a roof tile
Ancestry of “telha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | tegla | — |
| 2 | Latin | tēgula | — |
| 3 | Latin | tegō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
Words derived from “telha”