Where does “protester” come from?
Protester derives from English protest, Chinese 兒, Old French -er, Latin -are, Latin -arius, and Latin testis meaning witness, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-.
protester (English): One who protests, either singly or in a public...
Definitions
- One who protests, either singly or in a public...
Ancestry of “protester”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | protest | To make a strong objection; To affirm; To object... |
| 2 | Middle English | protesten | — |
| 3 | Old French | protester | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōtestārī | — |
| 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 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “protester”