Where does “tect” come from?
tect (English) comes from Middle English tecte, from Latin tēctus, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
tect (English): Covered; hidden; A roof
Ancestry of “tect”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tecte | covered, tect |
| 2 | Latin | tēctus | — |
| 3 | Latin | tegō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
Words derived from “tect”