sub tegmine fagi
/sʌb ˌtɛɡmɪni ˈfeɪdʒʌɪ/ /sʊb ˌtɛɡmɪneɪ ˈfɑːɡi/Now rare
adverb
Under the cover of a beech tree; (also more generally) in the shade of a tree.
- With allusion to the bucolic setting evoked in the opening lines of Virgil's Eclogues..
Origin
Early 18th century. From classical Latin sub tegmine fāgī under the cover of a spreading beech tree (Virgil Eclogues 1. 1) from sub + tegmine, ablative of tegmen + fāgī, genitive of fāgus beech.