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protestante.

Protestant (a modern Christian denomination not belonging to the Catholic or Orthodox traditions)

11 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɾo.tesˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/pɾo.teʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Rio-de-Janeiro/pɾu.tɨʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/Portugal

  1. Protestant (a modern Christian denomination not belonging to the Catholic or Orthodox traditions)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine

  2. protester

    by-personal-gender · feminine · 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 protestantbor. Portuguese protestante Borrowed from French protestant (“Protestant”).

adj/pɾo.tesˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/pɾo.teʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Rio-de-Janeiro/pɾu.tɨʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/Portugal

  1. who is protesting

    feminine · masculine · not-comparable

  2. of Protestantism

    feminine · masculine · not-comparable · relational
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 protestantbor. Portuguese protestante Borrowed from French protestant (“Protestant”).

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