Etymology of the English word protest
the English word
protestderived from the Latin word
protestari (testify, testify publicly, bear witness to)
derived from the New Latin word
pro-using the Greek prefix
pro-, προ- (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived from the Latin word
testari (give as evidence; bear witness; make a will)
derived from the Latin word
testis (testicle, a witness)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-Date
The earliest known usage of protest in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
protested,
protestingCognates
Dutch
protesteren, French
protester, German
protestieren, German
Protest, Italian
protestare, Lithuanian
protestas, Norwegian
protestere, Polish
protest, Russian
пpoтecт, Spanish
protestar, Swedish
protesteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
