Latin

*fendō

‘hit, thrust’

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

13 English words in this record descend from Latin *fendō, most familiar first.

• defense ← defens ← defens ← dēfēnsa ← dēfendō
• defence ← defens ← defens ← dēfēnsa ← dēfendō
• defend ← defenden ← defendre ← dēfendō
• offensive ← offensif ← offendre ← offendre ← offendō
• offense ← offence ← offensa ← offendō
• defendant ← defendaunt ← dēfendō
• offend ← offendre ← offendō
• fend ← fenden ← deffendre ← dēfendō
• defensor ← dēfendō
• defendable ← deffendable ← défendre ← dēfendō
• fencible ← defendō
• defendress ← defenderesse ← defenderesse ← defendour ← defendre

More words from *fendō

• defensative

Etymograph / Latin *fendō