Where does “témoin” come from?
témoin (French) comes from Middle French tesmoing, from Old French tesmoin, from Latin testimōnium, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
témoin (French): witness; best man; baton
Ancestry of “témoin”, step by step