defendo

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • to drive away
  • to defend, guard or protect

Etymology

Affix from Latin *fendō (hit, thrust) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (kill, strike, slay, beat, hit, drive), *gʷʰen- (kill, strike, slay, beat, hit, drive).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷʰen-

Gloss

kill, strike, slay, beat, hit, drive

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

殺

Emoji

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