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Where does “protester” come from?

protester (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål protestere, from Latin prōtestārī, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

protester (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of protest; imperative of...

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of protest; imperative of...

Ancestry of “protester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålprotestereto protest
2Latinprōtestārī—
3LatintestorI am witness, testify, attest; I make a will
4Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
5Latinterstis—
6Latintrīstis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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