detego

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ tegō (cover, hide).

Pronunciation

Verb

dētegō (present infinitive dētegere, perfect active dētēxī, supine dētēctum); third conjugation

  1. (literally) to uncover, take off
  2. to reveal, disclose, detect, expose

Conjugation

Descendants

  • ? Albanian: dëftoj (possibly)
  • English: detect

References

  • detego”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • detego”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • detego in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.