Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “difendere” come from?

difendere (Italian) comes from Latin dēfendere.

difendere (Italian): to defend

Definitions

  1. to defend

Ancestry of “difendere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēfendere—

Words derived from “difendere”

  • autodifesa
  • difesa
  • indifendibilmente
  • indifendibile
  • difendibilità
  • difendibile
Every word from Latin dēfendere →