Where does “Protestanisme” come from?
Protestanisme (Indonesian) comes from Dutch protestantisme, from Dutch protestant, from French protestant, from French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis — to stand.
Protestanisme (Indonesian): Protestantism
Definitions
- Protestantism
Ancestry of “Protestanisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | protestantisme | Protestantism |
| 2 | Dutch | protestant | Protestant (a modern Christian denomination not belonging to the Catholic or Orthodox traditions) |
| 3 | French | protestant | Protestant; present participle of protester |
| 4 | French | protester | to protest; to object |
| 5 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 6 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 7 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 8 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 9 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |