Where does “tistimunha” come from?
tistimunha (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese testemunha, from Portuguese testemunhar, from Portuguese testemunho, from Latin testimōnium, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s — to stand.
tistimunha (Kabuverdianu): testimony
Definitions
- testimony
Ancestry of “tistimunha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | testemunha | witness |
| 2 | Portuguese | testemunhar | to testify, attest; to witness |
| 3 | Portuguese | testemunho | the act of witnessing something; testimony;... |
| 4 | Latin | testimōnium | testimony, witness |
| 5 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 6 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 7 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |