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tegumentum.

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

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[tɛ.ɡʊˈmɛn.tũː]Classical-Latin[te.ɡuˈmɛn.tum]

  1. cover, covering

    declension-2 · neuter

  2. clothing

    declension-2 · neuter

  3. armour

    declension-2 · neuter

  4. shell or husk (of an animal, fruit etc.)

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegere Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin tegumentum From tegere (“to cover, clothe”) + -mentum (derivational suffix).

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