Where does “protestantisme” come from?
protestantisme (Dutch) comes from Dutch protestant, from French protestant, from French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis — to stand.
protestantisme (Dutch): Protestantism
Definitions
- Protestantism
Ancestry of “protestantisme”, step by step
protestantisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch protestant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | protestant | Protestant (a modern Christian denomination not belonging to the Catholic or Orthodox traditions) |
| 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 |
via Dutch isme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | isme | ism |
| 2 | Malay | -isme | ism |
| 3 | Dutch | -isme | -ism |
| 4 | Middle French | -isme | — |
| 5 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 6 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |