Where does “palikkatesti” come from?
palikkatesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish testi, 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.
palikkatesti (Finnish): (children's) block test
Definitions
- (children's) block test
Ancestry of “palikkatesti”, step by step
palikkatesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish testi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | testi | test |
| 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 | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |