The story
- Latin · derived fromtēctum“roof”
- English todaytecto-
From tect(um) + -o-, from Latin tēctum (“roof”), from tegō (“to cover”).
Words from the same roots
Latintēctum all →
tecttectum
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tecto-
Today it means: Tectum, dorsal portion, outer surface. Full definition →
Latin tēctum