Tile etymology

English

English word tile comes from Latin tego (I cover; I clothe.. I protect.), Ancient Greek τέγος

Etymology of tile

Detailed word origin of tile

Dictionary entry Language Definition
tego Latin (lat) I cover; I clothe.. I protect.
τέγος Ancient Greek (grc)
tegula Latin (lat) A roof-tile.
*tigulǭ Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Brick. Tile.
tiġle Old English (ang)
tigele Old English (ang) Brick. Tile.
tiȝel Middle English (enm)
tile English (en) (computing) A rectangular graphic.. (dated) A stiff hat.. A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.. Any of various types of cuboid playing piece used in certain games, such as in dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong. (comptheory) To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling [...]

Words with the same origin as tile

Descendants of tego

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