Where does “tassa” come from?
tassa (Catalan) comes from Arabic طاسة, from Arabic طَاس, from Persian تست, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste — to stand.
tassa (Catalan): cup, mug; basin, bowl
Ancestry of “tassa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | طاسة | alternative form of طَاس |
| 2 | Arabic | طَاس | bowl, basin; bowl, cup |
| 3 | Persian | تست | test |
| 4 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 5 | German | testen | to test |
| 6 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 7 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 8 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 9 | Old French | teste | head |
| 10 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 11 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 12 | Latin | trīstis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |