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tegumen.

covering/cover/protection; clothing; body armor; skin/shell/husk (animal/fruit);

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtɛ.ɡʊ.mɛn]Classical-Latin[ˈtɛː.ɡu.men]

alternative form of tegimen
alt-of · alternative · declension-3 · neuter

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin tegumen From tegō (“clothe”) + -men.

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