Where does “Protestaniaeth” come from?
Protestaniaeth (Welsh) comes from Welsh Protestant, from English Protestant, from German protestant, from French protestant, from French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis — to stand.
Protestaniaeth (Welsh): Protestantism
Definitions
- Protestantism
Ancestry of “Protestaniaeth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | Protestant | Protestant |
| 2 | English | Protestant | A member of any of several Christian... |
| 3 | German | protestant | Protestant person |
| 4 | French | protestant | Protestant; present participle of protester |
| 5 | French | protester | to protest; to object |
| 6 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 7 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 8 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 9 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 10 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |