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Where does “sintecho” come from?

sintecho (Spanish) comes from Spanish techo, from Latin tēctum, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

sintecho (Spanish): homeless person

Definitions

  1. homeless person

Ancestry of “sintecho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtechoceiling; roof
2Latintēctum—
3Latintegō—
4Proto-Italictegōcover
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
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