Where does “testes” come from?
testes (French) comes from French tester, from French test, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste — to stand.
testes (French): second-person singular present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “testes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tester | to test; to write one's will |
| 2 | French | test | test, a cupel or cupelling hearth in which... |
| 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 | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |