teg / tect
to cover
Latin · tegere / tectus
Latin tegere 'to cover', past form tectus. Teg and tect words are about covering: protect covers from harm, detect uncovers something hidden, a detective uncovers facts, a tegument is a covering.
Memory trick
A TEG-roof covers a house: TEG and TECT cover or uncover.
Words from this root
- protect (pro + tect) — to cover in front, shieldबचाना, रक्षा करना
- protection (protect + ion) — shelter from harmसुरक्षा
- protective (protect + ive) — giving shelterरक्षात्मक
- protectionism (protection + ism) — policy shielding home tradeसंरक्षणवाद
- protectionist (protection + ist) — one who backs protectionismसंरक्षणवादी
- protector (protect + or) — one who guardsरक्षक
- protectorate (protector + ate) — a state under another's careसंरक्षित राज्य
- detect (de + tect) — to uncover or noticeपता लगाना
- detection (detect + ion) — the act of noticingखोज, पहचान
- detective (detect + ive) — investigator of crimesजासूस
- detector (detect + or) — device that sensesपता लगाने वाला यंत्र
- tegument (teg + ument) — a natural covering, skinत्वचा, प्राकृतिक आवरण