tegument的词源

英文词源

tegument (n.)

"a covering, a natural protection of the body or some part of it," mid-15c., from Latin tegumentum "a covering, a cover," from tegere "to cover," from PIE root *(s)teg- (2) "to cover" (see stegosaurus). Related: Tegumentary.

中文词源

tegument：外皮，壳

来自拉丁语 tegere,使遮盖，来自 PIE*steg,遮盖，词源同 deck,tile.

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