Where does “Protestan” come from?
Protestan (Turkish) comes from Persian پروتستان, from French protestant, from French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis — to stand.
Protestan (Turkish): Protestant
Definitions
- Protestant
Ancestry of “Protestan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | پروتستان | Protestant |
| 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 |