protection
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: business
computing
economics
engineering
insurance
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *pró
Proto-Indo-European *pro-
Proto-Italic *pro-
Late Latin pro-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der.
Proto-Italic *tegō
Late Latin tegō
Late Latin prōtegō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Late Latin -tiō
Late Latin prōtēctiōder.
Old Frenchbor.
Middle English
English protection
From Middle English, from Old French, from stem of Late Latin prōtectiō (“a covering over”), from Latin prōtēctus, perfect passive participle of prōtegere (“to protect, cover in front”). Displaced native Old English ġesċildnes. Equivalent to protect + -ion.
Base: protect
Affixes: -ion
Inflected forms:
form: protections
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Raincoats give protection from rain.
But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window[…].
gloss: The state of being safe.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A means of keeping or remaining safe.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Coverage.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
gloss: Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Synonym of adult protection (“adult incontinence wear”).
pos: noun
tags: countable
euphemistic
rare
uncountable
Related words: protect
Derived words: antiprotection
atheroprotection
autoprotection
axoprotection
bioprotection
bronchoprotection
cardioprotection
cerebroprotection
chemoprotection
chondroprotection
close protection
copy protection
crossprotection
cryoprotection
cyberprotection
cytoprotection
data protection
deposit protection
deprotection
ecoprotection
environmental protection
excitoprotection
extreme risk protection order
gastroprotection
geroprotection
glioprotection
hepatoprotection
heteroprotection
immunoprotection
lightning protection system
lipoprotection
mechanoprotection
Mickey Mouse Protection Act
mucoprotection
multiprotection
myeloprotection
natural protection
nephroprotection
neuroprotection
nonprotection
oligoprotection
organoprotection
osmoprotection
osteoprotection
otoprotection
overprotection
ovoprotection
photoprotection
physical memory protection
phytoprotection
police protection
protectional
protectionary
protection course
protectionism
protectionist
protectionless
protection money
protection proxy
protection racket
radioprotection
renoprotection
reprotection
self-protection
semiprotection
seroprotection
sun protection factor
thermoprotection
thromboprotection
thyroprotection
underprotection
unprotection
uroprotection
vasculoprotection
vasoprotection
witness protection
xeroprotection
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