στέγω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (to cover, roof). Cognate with Lithuanian sti̇́egiu (to thatch, to cover a roof), Latin tegō (I cover), Proto-Germanic *þakjaną (to cover).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

στέγω • (stégō)

  1. to cover closely, so as to keep water either out or in

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “στέγω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1393

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