Where does “intelligenstest” come from?
intelligenstest (Danish) comes from Danish test, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis — to stand.
intelligenstest (Danish): intelligence test
Definitions
- intelligence test
Ancestry of “intelligenstest”, step by step
intelligenstest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish test
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | test | A test, assessment or examination |
| 2 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 3 | German | testen | to test |
| 4 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 5 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 6 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 7 | Old French | teste | head |
| 8 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 9 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 10 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Danish intelligens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | intelligens | intelligence; intelligentsia; an intelligent... |
| 2 | German | Intelligenz | intelligence |
| 3 | Latin | intelligentia | Alternative form of intellegentia |
| 4 | Latin | intelligēns | — |
| 5 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 6 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |