Where does “toga” come from?

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

toga (Portuguese): toga loose outer garment worn by the citizens of ancient Rome

Definitions

  1. toga loose outer garment worn by the citizens of ancient Rome

Ancestry of “toga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintogatoga; a garment; a roof
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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