verb/defenˈdeɾ/
to defend, to protect, to hold down; to stand up for, to stick up for; to uphold; to prohibit; to claim
“¿Y quién puede defendernos?” — And who can defend us?
Synonyms: proteger, prohibir, volver por sí
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéndʰeti Proto-Italic *xʷendō Proto-Italic *fendō Latin *fendō Latin dēfendōslbor. Old Spanish defender Spanish defender Inherited from Old Spanish defender, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin dēfendere. Cognate with English defend.