Where does “pre-test” come from?
pre-test (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.
pre-test (English): Any test done as practice, before an official...
Definitions
- Any test done as practice, before an official...
Ancestry of “pre-test”, step by step
| 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 |