Where does “fencible” come from?
fencible (English) comes from Latin defendere, from Latin defendo, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
fencible (English): Capable of being defended; A militia unit raised...
Definitions
- Capable of being defended; A militia unit raised...
Ancestry of “fencible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | defendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | defendo | to drive away; to defend, guard or protect, to... |
| 3 | Latin | de- | de- |
| 4 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |