protecting

verb

(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

(travel, aviation) To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.

Roots

propro- · Latin · forth, forward tego-tect · Latin · cover

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Where does protecting come from?

The word protecting breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forth, forward”); and -tect, from Latin tego (“cover”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.