Latin

dēfendō

‘to defend, guard or protect, to stand up for, to stick up for’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin dēfendō.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin dēfendō, most familiar first.

• defense ← defens ← defens ← dēfēnsa
• defence ← defens ← defens ← dēfēnsa
• defend ← defenden ← defendre
• defendant ← defendaunt
• fend ← fenden ← deffendre
• defensor
• defendable ← deffendable ← défendre
• fencible
• defendress ← defenderesse ← defenderesse ← defendour ← defendre
• defensative ← defensō

Etymograph / Latin dēfendō