Where does “unprotestantize” come from?
unprotestantize (English) comes from English Protestantize, from English Protestant, from German protestant, from French protestant, from French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis — to stand.
unprotestantize (English): Alternative spelling of unprotestantise
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of unprotestantise
Ancestry of “unprotestantize”, step by step
unprotestantize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Protestantize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Protestantize | To make Protestant; to convert to Protestantism;... |
| 2 | English | Protestant | A member of any of several Christian... |
| 3 | German | protestant | Protestant person |
| 4 | French | protestant | Protestant; present participle of protester |
| 5 | French | protester | to protest; to object |
| 6 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 7 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 8 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 9 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 10 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |