Where does “testamento” come from?
testamento (Esperanto) comes from Italian testamento, from Latin testāmentum, from Latin testārī, from Italian testare, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test — to stand.
testamento (Esperanto): testament
Definitions
- testament
Ancestry of “testamento”, step by step
testamento traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian testamento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | testamento | will, testament |
| 2 | Latin | testāmentum | will, testament |
| 3 | Latin | testārī | — |
| 4 | Italian | testare | To be testate; To test; to sample |
| 5 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 6 | German | testen | to test |
| 7 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 8 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 9 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 10 | Old French | teste | head |
| 11 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 12 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 13 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English testament
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | testament | A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by... |
via Polish testament
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | testament | will, testament |