Where does “protestera” come from?

protestera (Swedish) comes from Swedish era, from Latin āera, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos, from Proto-Italic ajos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

protestera (Swedish): to protest

Definitions

  1. to protest

Ancestry of “protestera”, step by step

protestera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish era

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisherayour, yours; you; era
2Latināeraera or epoch from which time is measured
3Latinaesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;...
4Proto-Italicaosbronze, copper
5Proto-Italicajos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze

via Swedish protest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishprotestprotest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos