Where does “nontest” come from?
nontest (English) comes from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis — to stand.
nontest (English): Not being or pertaining to a test or example
Definitions
- Not being or pertaining to a test or example
Ancestry of “nontest”, step by step
nontest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Test
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 2 | German | testen | to test |
| 3 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 4 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 5 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 6 | Old French | teste | head |
| 7 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 8 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 9 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |