safeties

noun

a score in American football

contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely

a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

a safe place

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

Roots

salvussafe- · Latin · uninjured, healthy tas-t · Latin · quality of es-ies · Old English · plural

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The word safeties breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Old English origin: safe, from Latin salvus (“uninjured, healthy”); -t, from Latin tas (“quality of”); and -ies, from Old English es (“plural”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.