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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

  1. to adjoin; to border; to leave in will; to make a...

Ancestry of “testar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintestārī—
2ItaliantestareTo be testate; To test; to sample
3EnglishTesta Test match
4Germantestento test
5GermanTesttest; melting pot
6EnglishtestA challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth...
7Middle Englishteste—
8Old Frenchtestehead
9Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
10Latinterstis—
11Latintrīstis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
13Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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