Tege

Morpheme

Tege

Type

bound base

Denotation

cover, clothe, conceal, hide, protect

Etymology

Latin tegere

Evidence

integumentary, intertegular, subtegula, subtegumentary, tegu-, tegula, tegulae, tegular, tegularly, tegulated, Tegulidae, Tegulinae, tegument, tegumental, tegumentary, tegumented

Notes

tegula and tile are doublets

See Also

Tect, Tile