Where does “manifestant” come from?
manifestant (Polish) comes from French manifestant, from Latin manifestans, from Latin manifestō, from Latin manifestus, from Latin infestus, from Latin infendo, from Latin fendo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
manifestant (Polish): protester, demonstrator
Definitions
- protester, demonstrator
Ancestry of “manifestant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | manifestant | protester; present participle of manifester |
| 2 | Latin | manifestans | exhibiting, making public, showing clearly |
| 3 | Latin | manifestō | manifestly, openly, clearly |
| 4 | Latin | manifestus | apparent, palpable, manifest, evident, plain |
| 5 | Latin | infestus | unsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;... |
| 6 | Latin | infendo | strike |
| 7 | Latin | fendo | I hit; I thrust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |