different between protect vs coleoptile

English

Etymology

Attested in English since 1530, from Latin pr?t?ctus (“covered, protected”), past participle of pr?tegere (“to cover the front, protect”) from pr?, pr?- (“before, in front of”) +? tegere (“to cover”), see tegument. Displaced native Middle English shelden, from Old English s?ildan (”to protect,” literally ”to shield”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???t?kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

protect (third-person singular simple present protects, present participle protecting, simple past and past participle protected)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
2. (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.

Synonyms

• beshield
• See also Thesaurus:defend

Derived terms

• protection

Translations

English

Etymology

A classical compound of the Ancient Greek ?????? (koleós, “sheath”) + the English -ptile (“leaf”) – the suffix representing the Ancient Greek ??????? (ptílon) – probably after the French coléoptile.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?li???pt?l/

Noun

coleoptile (plural coleoptiles)

1. (botany) A pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as oats and grasses.

Related terms

• coleoptilar

Translations

Further reading

• coleoptile on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

Based on Ancient Greek ?????? (koleós, “sheath”) + ??????? (ptílon, “feather”).

Noun

coleoptile m (plural coleoptili)

1. coleoptile

   Synonym: coleottile