Where does “protestitodistus” come from?
protestitodistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish protesti, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
protestitodistus (Finnish): A document issued by a competent authority to the...
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Ancestry of “protestitodistus”, step by step
protestitodistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish protesti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | protesti | protest |
| 2 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 3 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 4 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 5 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 6 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |