Where does “stressitesti” come from?
stressitesti (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.
stressitesti (Finnish): stress test
Definitions
- stress test
Ancestry of “stressitesti”, step by step
stressitesti 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 |
via Finnish stressi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | stressi | stress; pressure; strain |
| 2 | English | stress | A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing... |
| 3 | Middle English | destresse | — |
| 4 | Old French | destrecier | to distress |
| 5 | Latin | distringō | to stretch out or apart |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |