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Where does “(s)tégos” come from?

(s)tégos (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)tégos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

Ancestry of “(s)tégos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)tégoscover, roof
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “(s)tégos”

  • stegosaur
  • stegosauro
  • Stegosaurus
  • στέγος
  • τέγος
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