Where does “tester” come from?
Tester comes from English test, from Latin testa, from Latin testis meaning witness, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots related to standing and crossing.
tester (English): A canopy over a bed; Something that overhangs...
Definitions
- A canopy over a bed; Something that overhangs...
Ancestry of “tester”, step by step
tester traces back through 3 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 |
via French teston
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | teston | tester coin |
| 2 | Italian | testone | blockhead, dunderhead |
| 3 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via Middle English tester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tester | — |