Where does “testworthiness” come from?
testworthiness (English) comes from English testworthy, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis — to stand.
testworthiness (English): The quality or degree of being testworthy
Definitions
- The quality or degree of being testworthy
Ancestry of “testworthiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | testworthy | Synonym of testable |
| 2 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 3 | German | testen | to test |
| 4 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 5 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 6 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 7 | Old French | teste | head |
| 8 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 9 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 10 | Latin | trīstis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |