tect-

tect- root words — words with the tect- root

The root tect- comes from Latin tego, meaning cover. 28 words in Dendril are built from it, including detect, detected, detecting, detects, protect, protected, protecting, protection, protects, detectable, detection, detective. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tect- root

Explore words with tect- — words containing the tect- root and sharing its sense of "cover". Examples include detect, detected, detecting, detects, protect, protected, protecting, protection, protects, detectable, detection, detective. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The tect- root means cover, from Latin tego. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.