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