Where does “testamento” come from?
testamento (Ido) comes from French testament, from Old French testament, from Latin testāmentum, from Latin testārī, from Italian testare, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test — to stand.
testamento (Ido): will, testament
Definitions
- will, testament
Ancestry of “testamento”, step by step
testamento traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French testament
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | testament | testament, last will |
| 2 | Old French | testament | testimony; statement |
| 3 | Latin | testāmentum | will, testament |
| 4 | Latin | testārī | — |
| 5 | Italian | testare | To be testate; To test; to sample |
| 6 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 7 | German | testen | to test |
| 8 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 9 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 10 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 11 | Old French | teste | head |
| 12 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 13 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 14 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Esperanto testamento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | testamento | testament |
| 2 | English | testament | A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by... |
via Portuguese testamento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | testamento | will; testament; testament |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | testamento | — |