Latin
tegō
‘to cover’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin tegō.
14 English words in this record descend from Latin tegō, most familiar first.
- detective ← dētegō
- detection ← detectio ← dētegō
- detect ← detectus ← detegere
- toga
- integument ← integumentum ← integō
- tectum
- tegula
- tegument ← tegumentum
- tect ← tecte ← tēctus
- obtected ← obtectus ← obtegō
- tegestology ← teges
- tectiform ← tēctiformis ← tēctum
More words from tegō
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Etymograph / Latin tegō