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Where does “techo” come from?

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

techo (Spanish): ceiling; roof

Definitions

  1. ceiling; roof

Ancestry of “techo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “techo”

  • techador
  • techar
  • sintecho
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