Where does “testicle” come from?

Testicle comes from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis, from Latin terstis, from Proto-Italic tristis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, derived from the root steh₂-.

testicle (English): The male sex and endocrine gland, found in some...

Definitions

  1. The male sex and endocrine gland, found in some...

Ancestry of “testicle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintesticulusa testicle; manliness
2Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
3Latinterstis—
4Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
5Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “testicle”

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