Etymology

self-protection

Today it means: Synonym of self-defense. Full definition →

English protection ← Late Latin prōtēctiō ← Latin prōtegō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  12. Proto-Italic*pro-
  13. Latinpro-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teg-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tégeti
  16. Proto-Italic*tegō
  17. Latintegō
  18. Latinprōtegō
  19. Late Latinprōtēctiō
  20. Englishprotection
  21. English todayself-protection

From self- + protection.

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