στέγος

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • roof
  • house, mansion
  • urn, grave
  • brothel

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *(s)tégos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tégos (cover, roof), *(s)teg- (cover, stick, stake, cover with a roof, pole, roof, rod, beam).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)teg-

Gloss

cover, stick, stake, cover with a roof, pole, roof, rod, beam

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

棒

Emoji
🤭 📔

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