defender.
to defend, to protect, to hold down
Meaning & usage
to defend, to protect, to hold down
to stand up for, to stick up for
¿Y quién puede defendernos?
to uphold
defender la ley
to prohibit
to claim
to fight back
to defend oneself, to protect oneself
to stand up for oneself, to stick up for oneself
to fend off
to get by
Me defiendo hablando inglés.
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 dēfendōslbor. Old Spanish defender Spanish defender Inherited from Old Spanish defender, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin dēfendere. Cognate with English defend.
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