Where does “protest” come from?
protest (Welsh) comes from English protest, from Middle English protesten, from Old French protester, from Latin prōtestārī, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis — to stand.
protest (Welsh): protest, demonstration collective gesture of disapproval
Definitions
- protest, demonstration collective gesture of disapproval
Ancestry of “protest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | protest | To make a strong objection; To affirm; To object... |
| 2 | Middle English | protesten | — |
| 3 | Old French | protester | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōtestārī | — |
| 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 |