Where does “testar” come from?
testar (Galician) comes from Latin testārī, from Italian testare, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste — to stand.
testar (Galician): to adjoin; to border; to leave in will; to make a...
Definitions
- to adjoin; to border; to leave in will; to make a...
Ancestry of “testar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | testārī | — |
| 2 | Italian | testare | To be testate; To test; to sample |
| 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 |