Where does “tecte” come from?

tecte (Middle English) comes from Latin tēctus, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

tecte (Middle English): covered, tect

Definitions

  1. covered, tect

Ancestry of “tecte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintēctusCovered, concealed, hidden; having been covered, hidden or concealed
2Latintegōto cover; to clothe
3Proto-Italictegōcover
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “tecte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Italic tegō →Every word from Latin tegō →