English
tectly
From tect + -ly.
A compound of tect + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- ‘to cover with a roof’
Proto-Italic *tegō ‘to cover’
Latin tegō ‘to cover’
Latin tēctus ‘covered’
Middle English tecte ‘covered, tect’
English tect
Today it means
adv Covertly; privately; secretly.
Sources
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Etymograph / tectly