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
- antiprotestant
Ancestry of “antiprotestante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | protestante | Protestant; protester; who is protesting |
| 2 | French | protestant | Protestant; present participle of protester |
| 3 | French | protester | to protest; to object |
| 4 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 5 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 6 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 7 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 8 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |