Where does “protestador” come from?
protestador (Catalan) comes from Catalan protestar, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
protestador (Catalan): protester, complainer
Definitions
- protester, complainer
Ancestry of “protestador”, step by step
protestador traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan protestar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | protestar | to protest; to declare |
| 2 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 3 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 4 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 5 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 6 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Catalan Ador
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | Ador | — |