Where does “prōtestor” come from?
prōtestor (Latin) comes from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
prōtestor (Latin): to testify, bear witness, attest
Definitions
- to testify, bear witness, attest
Ancestry of “prōtestor”, step by step
prōtestor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin testor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 2 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 3 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 4 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Latin prō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prō | for |
| 2 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 3 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |