Where does “defenderless” come from?
defenderless (English) comes from English defender, from Middle English defenden, from Old French défendre, from Latin dēfendō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
defenderless (English): Without a defender; undefended
Definitions
- Without a defender; undefended
Ancestry of “defenderless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | defender | someone who defends people or property; one of... |
| 2 | Middle English | defenden | defend |
| 3 | Old French | défendre | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēfendō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |