Translation
to protect
Word origin
From Latin protegere, past participle protectus, 'to cover in front', carried into Esperanto through French proteger and English protect.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- protegere
- English cognates
- protect, protection
Examples
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The mother protects her children.
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The high wall protected the city for many years.
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We must protect nature.
is transitive and takes what it shields straight in the accusative: . Name the threat with , . It overlaps with , which is more about watchful keeping, and , which implies the attack has already arrived; is the standing shield either way. Protektanto is a protector, o the ongoing business of protection.
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