Where does “protest” come from?

protest (Dutch) comes from Middle French protest, from Old French protest, from Latin prōtestō.

protest (Dutch): protest occasion to express dissatisfaction

Definitions

  1. protest occasion to express dissatisfaction

Ancestry of “protest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchprotest—
2Old Frenchprotest—
3Latinprōtestō—

Words derived from “protest”

Every word from Latin prōtestō →Every word from Old French protest →Every word from Middle French protest →