Where does “legprotestánsabb” come from?
legprotestánsabb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian protestánsabb, from Hungarian protestáns, from Latin protestans, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis — to stand.
Ancestry of “legprotestánsabb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | protestánsabb | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | protestáns | protestant |
| 3 | Latin | protestans | protestant |
| 4 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 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 |