Where does “Protestantish” come from?
Protestantish (English) comes from English Protestant, from German protestant, from French protestant, from French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis — to stand.
Protestantish (English): Resembling or characteristic of a Protestant
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a Protestant
Ancestry of “Protestantish”, step by step
Protestantish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Protestant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Protestant | A member of any of several Christian... |
| 2 | German | protestant | Protestant person |
| 3 | French | protestant | Protestant; present participle of protester |
| 4 | French | protester | to protest; to object |
| 5 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 6 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 7 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 8 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 9 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |