Where does “alcootest” come from?
alcootest (French) comes from French test, 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.
alcootest (French): breathalyser; breath test for alcohol
Definitions
- breathalyser; breath test for alcohol
Ancestry of “alcootest”, step by step
alcootest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French test
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | test | test, a cupel or cupelling hearth in which... |
| 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 French alcool
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | alcool | alcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated... |
| 2 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 3 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 4 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 5 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 6 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |