Where does “testán” come from?

testán (Galician) comes from Galician testa, from Old Portuguese testa, from Latin Testa, from Latin testa — a piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...

testán (Galician): obstinate, stubborn

Definitions

  1. obstinate, stubborn

Ancestry of “testán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciantestaforehead; the whole head of a person; limit of a...
2Old Portuguesetesta—
3LatinTestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile
4Latintestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...
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