Where does “testitis” come from?

testitis (English) comes from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis — to stand.

testitis (English): Inflammation of a testis, or of both; Severe...

Definitions

  1. Inflammation of a testis, or of both; Severe...

Ancestry of “testitis”, step by step

testitis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Test

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTesta Test match
2Germantestento test
3GermanTesttest; melting pot
4EnglishtestA challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth...
5Middle Englishteste
6Old Frenchtestehead
7Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
8Latinterstis
9Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
10Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via English itis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishitisA medical condition accompanied by inflammation;...
2English-itisSuffix denoting diseases characterized by...
3New Latin-ītis
4Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης

via English testis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtestisA testicle of a vertebrate; An analogous gland in...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-