Where does “test” come from?
Test comes from Old French test, from Latin testis, meaning witness, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root terh₁-.
test (English): A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth...
Definitions
- A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth...
Ancestry of “test”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 2 | Old French | teste | head |
| 3 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 4 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 5 | Latin | trīstis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “test”