tect

Covered; hidden.

Adjective

  1. Covered; hidden.

Origin

From the Middle English tecte, from the Latin tēctus (“covered”), the perfect passive participle of tegō (“to cover”).

Derived

tected tectly

Noun

  1. A roof.

Origin

From the Latin tēctum (“roof”), neuter substantive of tēctus (“covered”); see above. Doublet of tectum.

Forms

tects