p 3 r 1 o 1 t 1 e 1 c 3 t 1 i 1 v 4 e 1 n 1 e 1 s 1 s 1
14 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a feeling of protective affection
noun the quality of providing protection
originEtymology tree Medieval Latin prōtēctīvusbor. English protective Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz…
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Words from these letters
- overspices 17
- protective 17
- respective 17
- overspice 16
- perceives 16
- provinces 16
- receptive 16
- introspects 15
- persistence 15
- coversines 15
- covertness 15
- protensive 15