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defensa.

defense

7 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[dəˈfe̞n.sə]Northern[dəˈfən.sə]Balearic[dəˈfɛn.sə]Central[deˈfen.sa]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. defense

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéndʰeti Proto-Italic *xʷendō Proto-Italic *fendō Latin *fendō Latin dēfendō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -sa Late Latin dēfēnsalbor. Catalan defensa Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēfēnsa.

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