Where does “protestoiminen” come from?
protestoiminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish protestoida, from Finnish protesti, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s — to stand.
Ancestry of “protestoiminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | protestoida | to protest; to file an official complaint about... |
| 2 | Finnish | protesti | protest |
| 3 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 4 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 5 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 6 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 7 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |