protection

/pɹəˈtekʃən/pruh-TEK-shuhn

/pɹəˈtɛkʃən/pruh-TEK-shuhn

Meaningthe act of covering in front

Common meaning: keeping safe from harm

proforward; forth
tectto coverLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1845 · scan
ionnoun ending: act or result

‘forward’ + ‘to cover’ → protection

Journey through time

Proto-Indo-European*stag-‘cover, thatch, roof over’source
Latintegō, tēxī, tēctum‘to cover’
Middle Englishprotectoursource
Englishprotect‘to keep safe’
Englishformed in English from protectprotection‘keeping safe from harm’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from protect + -ion.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PROTECT, p.472 · scan

Roots

tegō, tēxī, tēctum Latin “to cover”

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