Where does “manifestant” come from?
manifestant (French) comes from Latin manifestans, from Latin manifestō, from Latin manifestus, from Latin infestus, from Latin infendo, from Latin fendo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
manifestant (French): protester; present participle of manifester
Definitions
- protester; present participle of manifester
Ancestry of “manifestant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | manifestans | exhibiting, making public, showing clearly |
| 2 | Latin | manifestō | manifestly, openly, clearly |
| 3 | Latin | manifestus | apparent, palpable, manifest, evident, plain |
| 4 | Latin | infestus | unsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;... |
| 5 | Latin | infendo | strike |
| 6 | Latin | fendo | I hit; I thrust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |