Where does “kaksoissokkotesti” come from?
kaksoissokkotesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish sokkotesti, from Finnish testi, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste — to stand.
kaksoissokkotesti (Finnish): double-blind test
Ancestry of “kaksoissokkotesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sokkotesti | blind test |
| 2 | Finnish | testi | test |
| 3 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 4 | German | testen | to test |
| 5 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 6 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 7 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 8 | Old French | teste | head |
| 9 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 10 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 11 | Latin | trīstis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |