Where does “tiestu” come from?
tiestu (Asturian) comes from Latin testum, from Latin Testa, from Latin testa — a piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...
tiestu (Asturian): flowerpot
Ancestry of “tiestu”, step by step
tiestu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin testum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | testum | earthenware pot, vessel |
| 2 | Latin | Testa | a piece of burned clay, brick, tile |
| 3 | Latin | testa | a piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of... |
via Vulgar Latin tensitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | tensitus | — |
| 2 | Latin | tēnsus | Stretched, stretched out, extended, distended |
Words derived from “tiestu”