Where does “testate” come from?
testate (Italian) comes from Italian testato, 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.
testate (Italian): plural of testata; second-person plural present...
Definitions
- plural of testata; second-person plural present...
Ancestry of “testate”, step by step
testate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian testato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | testato | past participle of testare |
| 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 | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Italian testata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | testata | headbutt; head; the access point of a... |
| 2 | Italian | -ata | Used with a stem to form the feminine singular... |
| 3 | Italian | -ato | Used with a stem to form the past participle of... |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |