Where does “protestio” come from?
protestio (Welsh) comes from Welsh protest, from English protest, from Middle English protesten, from Old French protester, from Latin prōtestārī, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis — to stand.
protestio (Welsh): to protest
Definitions
- to protest
Ancestry of “protestio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | protest | protest, demonstration collective gesture of disapproval |
| 2 | English | protest | To make a strong objection; To affirm; To object... |
| 3 | Middle English | protesten | — |
| 4 | Old French | protester | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōtestārī | — |
| 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 |