Where does “antiprotestant” come from?
antiprotestant (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.
antiprotestant (English): Opposing the Protestant form of Christianity
Definitions
- Opposing the Protestant form of Christianity
Ancestry of “antiprotestant”, step by step
antiprotestant 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 |