Where does “untested” come from?

Untested derives from English un- (not) plus tested, which comes from Latin testis (witness), tracing back through Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- (front, face).

untested (English): Not previously tested

Definitions

  1. Not previously tested

Ancestry of “untested”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-not
2Middle Englishun-—
3Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
4Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from English Un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →