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Where does “antiprotestante” come from?

antiprotestante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese protestante, from French protestant, from French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis — to stand.

antiprotestante (Portuguese): antiprotestant

Definitions

  1. antiprotestant

Ancestry of “antiprotestante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseprotestanteProtestant; protester; who is protesting
2FrenchprotestantProtestant; present participle of protester
3Frenchprotesterto protest; to object
4Latinprōtestor—
5LatintestorI am witness, testify, attest; I make a will
6Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
7Latinterstis—
8Latintrīstis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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