Where does “supraprotest” come from?
supraprotest (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.
supraprotest (English): An acceptance of a bill by a third person after...
Definitions
- An acceptance of a bill by a third person after...
Ancestry of “supraprotest”, step by step
supraprotest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English protest
| 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 | 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 |