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Latin
Etymology
prae- + tegō (“to cover, protect”)
Pronunciation
Verb
praetegō (present infinitive praetegere, perfect active praetēxī, supine praetēctum); third conjugation
- (transitive) to shelter, protect
Conjugation
References
- “praetego”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praetego”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praetego in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.