Where does “testability” come from?
Testability derives from English test, Old French test, Latin testis meaning "witness," Latin testum meaning "earthen vessel," Latin -ibilis meaning "capable of," Latin tersus meaning "rubbed clean," Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning "to stand," and Proto-Indo-European terh₁- meaning "to rub."
testability (English): The quality or state of being testable
Definitions
- The quality or state of being testable
Ancestry of “testability”, 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 |