Where does “testamenttiriita” come from?

testamenttiriita (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.

testamenttiriita (Finnish): dispute over a will

Definitions

  1. dispute over a will

Ancestry of “testamenttiriita”, step by step

testamenttiriita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish testamentti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtestamenttiwill; testament
2Latintestāmentumwill, testament
3Latintestārī
4ItaliantestareTo be testate; To test; to sample
5EnglishTesta Test match
6Germantestento test
7GermanTesttest; melting pot
8EnglishtestA challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth...
9Middle Englishteste
10Old Frenchtestehead
11Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
12Latinterstis
13Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
14Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
15Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Finnish riita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriitaquarrel
2Proto-Finnicriitaquarrel
3Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-
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