Where does “synstest” come from?
synstest (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.
synstest (Danish): eye test
Definitions
- eye test
Ancestry of “synstest”, step by step
synstest 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 |