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defendo.

to drive away

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[deːˈfɛn.doː]Classical-Latin[deˈfɛn.do]
  1. to drive away

    conjugation-3
  2. to defend, guard or protect, to stand up for, to stick up for

    conjugation-3
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 dēfendo From dē- + *fendō (“hit, thrust”), from Proto-Italic *fendō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to strike, to kill”). Compare offendō.

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