Where does “defensar” come from?
defensar (Ido) comes from English defense, from Middle English defens, from Old French defens, from Late Latin defensa, from Latin defensus, from Latin dēfendō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
defensar (Ido): to defend
Definitions
- to defend
Ancestry of “defensar”, step by step
defensar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English defense
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | defense | The action of defending or protecting from... |
| 2 | Middle English | defens | the act of defending |
| 3 | Old French | defens | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | defensa | protection; bounded, defended; defence |
| 5 | Latin | defensus | driven away, having been driven away; defended,... |
| 6 | Latin | dēfendō | to drive away |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via French défense
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | défense | defence; prohibition; fender |
| 2 | Latin | defensa | defense, protection; nominative feminine singular... |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Italian difensivo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | difensivo | defensive |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | defensivus | defensive; preventive; supportive |