English
tegula
Tegula comes from Latin tegula ‘a tile’, from tegō ‘to cover’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)teg-‘to cover with a roof’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tegō‘to cover’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtegō‘to cover’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtegula‘a tile’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)teg-‘to cover with a roof’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tegō‘to cover’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtegō‘to cover’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtegula‘a tile’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- ‘to cover with a roof’
thug, sauna, thatch, staccato, toque, 26 more
through Latin tegō ‘to cover’
detective, detection, detect, protégé, toga, 9 more
through Latin tegula ‘a tile’
Today it means
noun A small sclerite situated above the base of the costal vein in the wings of various insects, and attached to the anterolateral portion of the mesonotum.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- / tegula