Etymology

protectiveness

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Today it means: The quality of being protective. Full definition →

English protective ← Medieval Latin prōtēctīvus
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  1. Medieval Latinprōtēctīvus
  2. Englishprotective
  3. English todayprotectiveness

From protective + -ness.

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