English word tile comes from Latin tego (I cover; I clothe.. I protect.), Ancient Greek τέγος
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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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 [...] |