Where does “taso” come from?
taso (Ido) comes from Esperanto taso, from German Tasse, from French tasse, from Middle French tasse, from Arabic طَاس, from Persian تست, from English Test, from German testen — to stand.
taso (Ido): cup
Definitions
- cup
Ancestry of “taso”, step by step
taso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto taso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | taso | cup |
| 2 | German | Tasse | cup with a handle |
| 3 | French | tasse | cup; cupful |
| 4 | Middle French | tasse | — |
| 5 | Arabic | طَاس | bowl, basin; bowl, cup |
| 6 | Persian | تست | test |
| 7 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 8 | German | testen | to test |
| 9 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 10 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 11 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 12 | Old French | teste | head |
| 13 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 14 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 15 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |