Where does “teito” come from?

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

teito (Spanish): dwelling with a thatched roof; the thatched roof...

Definitions

  1. dwelling with a thatched roof; the thatched roof...

Ancestry of “teito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianteituteito; roof
2Latintēctumroof, ceiling
3Latintegōto cover; to clothe
4Proto-Italictegōcover
5Proto-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 →