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protestant.

Protestant

10 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/pʁɔ.tɛs.tɑ̃/

  1. Protestant

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *trito-sth₂-o-s Proto-Italic *tristos Latin *terstis Latin testis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -o Latin testor Latin prōtestārīlbor. French protester Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -ant French -ant ▲ German Protestantinflu. French protestant From protester + -ant. Influenced by German Protestant.

noun/pʁɔ.tɛs.tɑ̃/

  1. Protestant (person)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *trito-sth₂-o-s Proto-Italic *tristos Latin *terstis Latin testis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -o Latin testor Latin prōtestārīlbor. French protester Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -ant French -ant ▲ German Protestantinflu. French protestant From protester + -ant. Influenced by German Protestant.

verb/pʁɔ.tɛs.tɑ̃/

  1. present participle of protester

    form-of · participle · present
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *trito-sth₂-o-s Proto-Italic *tristos Latin *terstis Latin testis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -o Latin testor Latin prōtestārīlbor. French protester Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -ant French -ant ▲ German Protestantinflu. French protestant From protester + -ant. Influenced by German Protestant.

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