{"era":"~100 BC","word":"dēfendere","meaning":"To ward off, protect, from de + *fendere (to strike).","children":[{"era":"1100s","word":"defendre","meaning":"To ward off, protect, forbid.","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"defend","meaning":"To protect from harm.","language":"English"},{"era":"1200s","word":"defender","meaning":"To defend.","language":"Spanish"}],"language":"Old French"}],"language":"Latin"}