Etymology of the English word protecting
the English word
protectingderived from the English word
protectderived from the Late Latin word
protegere (cover, protect)
derived from the Classical Latin word
tegere (to cover; cover, protect; defend)
derived from the New Latin word
pro-using the Greek prefix
pro-, προ- (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perusing the English suffix
-ingUsage
Word found in Modern English
