Where does “testamentinsaaja” come from?
testamentinsaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish testamentti, from Latin testāmentum, from Latin testārī, from Italian testare, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test — to stand.
testamentinsaaja (Finnish): benefactor of a will, legatee
Definitions
- benefactor of a will, legatee
Ancestry of “testamentinsaaja”, step by step
testamentinsaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish testamentti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | testamentti | 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 |