Etymograph

English

tectrix

Tectrix comes from Latin tēctrīx.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtēctrīx1
  2. Englishtodaytectrix1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English tectrix

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtēctrīxWiktionary, English tectrix
  2. EnglishtodaytectrixWiktionary, English tectrix

Every English word from Latin tēctrīx

Today it means

noun The covert of a bird's wing.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tectrix”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin tēctrīx / tectrix

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