Where does “بروتستانتي” come from?
بروتستانتي (Arabic) comes from Arabic بُرُوتِسْتَانْت, from French protestant, from French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis — to stand.
بروتستانتي (Arabic): Protestant
Definitions
- Protestant
Ancestry of “بروتستانتي”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بُرُوتِسْتَانْت | Protestants |
| 2 | French | protestant | Protestant; present participle of protester |
| 3 | French | protester | to protest; to object |
| 4 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 5 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 6 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 7 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 8 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |