English
tecto-
Tecto- comes from Latin tēctum ‘roof’, from tegō ‘to cover’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)teg-‘to cover with a roof’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tegō‘to cover’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtegō‘to cover’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtēctum‘roof’
- Englishtodaytecto-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)teg-‘to cover with a roof’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tegō‘to cover’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtegō‘to cover’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtēctum‘roof’
- Englishtodaytecto-
Formed from tectum + -o-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- ‘to cover’
Proto-Italic *tegō ‘to cover’
Latin tegō ‘to cover’
Latin tēctum ‘roof’
English tectum
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- ‘to cover with a roof’
tile, thug, sauna, thatch, staccato, toque, 27 more
through Latin tegō ‘to cover’
Today it means
prefix Tectum, dorsal portion, outer surface.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- / tecto-