DictionaryRoot: scindula
Latin
scindula
wooden slat, roof tile
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noun / verb
shingle
SHING-gul/ˈʃɪŋɡl/
A thin overlapping piece used for a surface covering.
Etymology
Latin scindula named a wooden slat or roof tile and came from scindere, “to split.” The roofing sense preserves the image of thin split wood used as a covering.