Teg(e) [Tege, Teg]

Morpheme

Teg(e) [Tege, Teg]

Type

bound base

Denotation

cover, clothe, conceal, hide, protect

Etymology

Latin tegere

Evidence

endotegmen, exotegmen, integument, integumentary, integumentation, intertegular, subtegula, subtegumentary, tegmen, tegmens, tegmina, tegminal, tegu-, tegula, tegulae, tegular, tegularly, tegulated, Tegulidae, Tegulinae, tegument, tegumental, tegumentary, tegumented, teguments

Notes

tegula and tile are doublets

See Also

Tegm, Tect, Tile