Where does “プロテスタンティズム” come from?
プロテスタンティズム (Japanese) comes from English Protestantism, from English Protestant, from German protestant, from French protestant, from French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis — to stand.
プロテスタンティズム (Japanese): Protestantism
Definitions
- Protestantism
Ancestry of “プロテスタンティズム”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Protestantism | The Protestant Christian faith; Collectively,... |
| 2 | English | Protestant | A member of any of several Christian... |
| 3 | German | protestant | Protestant person |
| 4 | French | protestant | Protestant; present participle of protester |
| 5 | French | protester | to protest; to object |
| 6 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 7 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 8 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 9 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 10 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |