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Where does “testostérone” come from?

testostérone (French) comes from French testicule, from Latin testiculus, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

testostérone (French): testosterone

Definitions

  1. testosterone

Ancestry of “testostérone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtesticuletesticle
2Latintesticulusa testicle; manliness
3Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
4Latinterstis—
5Latintrīstis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “testostérone”

  • testosteron
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