defesa.
defence (the act of defending)
Meaning & usage
defence (the act of defending)
that which defends
the defendant’s representation (lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of the defendant in court)
defence (argument in support or justification of something)
defence (portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring)
defense (the formal presentation of a dissertation, thesis or project)
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 dēfēnsa Old Galician-Portuguese defesa Portuguese defesa Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese defesa, from Late Latin dēfēnsa (“defence”). Doublet of defensa and devesa.
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