
Latin word protego comes from Latin pro-, Latin tego (I cover; I clothe.. I protect.)
pro- (Latin)
(prefixed to verbs of utterance) in place of, on behalf of. (temporally) prior, fore-. Action directed forward or in front. Advantage. Bringing into being, forth, or into the open. Downward and forward movement. Forward direction, forward movement. Prominence.
tego (Latin)
I cover; I clothe.. I protect.
protego (Latin)
I cover. I defend. I protect.