English
tegulated
From tegula + -ate + -ed.
A compound of tegula + -ate + -ed
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- ‘to cover with a roof’
Proto-Italic *tegō ‘to cover’
Latin tegō ‘to cover’
Latin tegula ‘a tile’
English tegula
Today it means
adj Composed of small plates, as of horn or metal, overlapping like tiles; said of a kind of ancient armor.
Sources
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