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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

  1. The quality or degree of being testworthy

Ancestry of “testworthiness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtestworthySynonym of testable
2EnglishTesta Test match
3Germantestento test
4GermanTesttest; melting pot
5EnglishtestA challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth...
6Middle Englishteste—
7Old Frenchtestehead
8Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
9Latinterstis—
10Latintrīstis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
12Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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