Where does “teste” come from?

Teste comes from Latin teste, derived from Latin testis, which traces through Latin terstis and Proto-Italic tristis to Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, ultimately from the root steh₂-.

teste (English): A witness; The witnessing or concluding clause,...

Definitions

  1. A witness; The witnessing or concluding clause,...

Ancestry of “teste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
2Latinterstis—
3Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
4Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “teste”

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