Where does “testauslaite” come from?
testauslaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish testaus, from Finnish testata, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste — to stand.
testauslaite (Finnish): tester, testing device
Definitions
- tester, testing device
Ancestry of “testauslaite”, step by step
testauslaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish testaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | testaus | testing |
| 2 | Finnish | testata | to 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 | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |