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Where does “tela” come from?

tela (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish tela, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

tela (Spanish): cloth, fabric; difficult task; cash, dosh

Definitions

  1. cloth, fabric; difficult task; cash, dosh

Ancestry of “tela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishtela—
2Latintēla—
3Old Dutchtegela—
4Proto-Germanic*tigulā—
5Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
6Latintēgula—
7Latintegō—
8Proto-Italictegōcover
9Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “tela”

  • telaraña
  • telón
  • telarañado
  • teló
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