Where does “protest” come from?
protest (Polish) comes from German Protest, from Italian protesto, from Latin prōtestārī, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s — to stand.
protest (Polish): protest
Definitions
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Ancestry of “protest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Protest | protest |
| 2 | Italian | protesto | protest; first-person singular present of... |
| 3 | Latin | prōtestārī | — |
| 4 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 5 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 6 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 7 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |