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“protect”
protect, protects; protected, protecting (verbs)
1. To keep from being damaged, attacked, stolen, or injured; to guard: "Often protect is used in the sense of protecting something, like a valued item or a person; however, people can also protect against something; for example, a flu shot can protect against the flu virus."
2. Etymology: attested in English since 1530, from Latin protectus, "covered, protected", past participle of protegere, "to cover the front, protect" from pro-, "in front" + tegere, "to cover".
When anyone protects something, he or she is covering it or shielding it from harm.
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teg-, tecto-, tect-
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“protect”
(Greek: defend, protect, ward off, keep off)
(Latin: ward off, to ward off, strike, keep off, guard, protect; from fendere [found only in compounded words])
(Greek: guard, protect, preserve)
(Under Hadrian, the Romans built a wall to protect themselves from the Picts in Northern Britain)
(Latin: specter, witch, mask, nightmare > Italian mascera > French, masque [covering to hide or to protect the face])
(Latin: servare, to watch, to keep safe, to protect, to maintain; to preserve)