Where does “testing” come from?
Testing comes from Old French test, from Latin testis meaning witness, derived from Latin testum, which traces back through Latin terstus and tersus to Proto-Indo-European roots steh₂- and terh₁-.
testing (English): difficult, tough; The act of conducting a test;...
Definitions
- difficult, tough; The act of conducting a test;...
Ancestry of “testing”, 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 |