Where does “entestar” come from?
entestar (Galician) comes from Galician testar, from Latin testārī, from Italian testare, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste — to stand.
entestar (Galician): to adjoin, border
Definitions
- to adjoin, border
Ancestry of “entestar”, step by step
entestar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician testar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | testar | to adjoin; to border; to leave in will; to make a... |
| 2 | Latin | testārī | — |
| 3 | Italian | testare | To be testate; To test; to sample |
| 4 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 5 | German | testen | to test |
| 6 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 7 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 8 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 9 | Old French | teste | head |
| 10 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 11 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 12 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |