Where does “โปรเตสแตนต์” come from?
โปรเตสแตนต์ (Thai) comes from English Protestant, from German protestant, from French protestant, from French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis — to stand.
โปรเตสแตนต์ (Thai): Protestant
Definitions
- Protestant
Ancestry of “โปรเตสแตนต์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Protestant | A member of any of several Christian... |
| 2 | German | protestant | Protestant person |
| 3 | French | protestant | Protestant; present participle of protester |
| 4 | French | protester | to protest; to object |
| 5 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 6 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 7 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 8 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 9 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |