Where does “proțestaș” come from?
proțestaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian proțest, from Romanian protesta, from French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis — to stand.
proțestaș (Romanian): litigious person
Definitions
- litigious person
Ancestry of “proțestaș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | proțest | protest |
| 2 | Romanian | protesta | to protest |
| 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 |