词根词缀：de-

【来源及含义】Latin: from, away from, off; down; wholly, entirely, utterly, complete; reverse the action of, undo; the negation or reversal of the notion expressed in the primary or root word

【同源单词】de die in diem, de facto, De gustibus non est disputandum, de jure, De minimis non curat praetor, De mortuis nihil nisi bonum

词根词缀：-fend, fend-, fen-

【来源及含义】Latin: ward off, to ward off, strike, keep off, guard, protect; from fendere [found only in compounded words]

【同源单词】Audemus jura nostra defendere, counteroffensive, defence, defenceless, defencelessly, defend

词根词缀：-less

【来源及含义】Old English: -leas, from leas, "free from, devoid of, false, feigned"; suffix meaning "lacking"

【同源单词】aimless, artless, avoidless, causeless, ceaseless, charmless