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Where does “cyberprotest” come from?

cyberprotest (English) comes from English protest, from Middle English protesten, from Old French protester, from Latin prōtestārī, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis — to stand.

cyberprotest (English): A protest expressed or organised by means of...

Definitions

  1. A protest expressed or organised by means of...

Ancestry of “cyberprotest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprotestTo make a strong objection; To affirm; To object...
2Middle Englishprotesten—
3Old Frenchprotester—
4Latinprōtestārī—
5LatintestorI am witness, testify, attest; I make a will
6Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
7Latinterstis—
8Latintrīstis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →