English → Latin
“tegument” in Latin
tegimencover, covering, protection; tegumenttegumentumcover, covering; clothing; armourinvolūcrumwrapper, covering, case, envelopeintegumentumcovering; lid; a mean of defensevēlāmencover, covering; clothing, robe, garment; veilvēlāmentumcovering; screen
The English word tegument itself goes back to Latin tegō, through tegumentum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tegument
tegmen (tegimen, tegumen): tegumentum: involucrum: integumentum: velamen: velamentum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tegument?
- The usual Latin words for “tegument” are tegimen, tegumentum, involūcrum; also integumentum, vēlāmen, vēlāmentum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.