Where does “프로테스탄트” come from?
프로테스탄트 (Korean) comes from English Protestant, from German protestant, from French protestant, from French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis — to stand.
프로테스탄트 (Korean): Protestantism
Definitions
- Protestantism
Ancestry of “프로테스탄트”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Protestant | A member of any of several Christian... |
| 2 | German | protestant | Protestant person |
| 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 |