Where does “Vetus Testamentum” come from?
Vetus Testamentum (Latin) comes from Latin testāmentum, from Latin testārī, from Italian testare, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste — to stand.
Vetus Testamentum (Latin): the Old Testament
Definitions
- the Old Testament
Ancestry of “Vetus Testamentum”, step by step
Vetus Testamentum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin testāmentum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | testāmentum | will, testament |
| 2 | Latin | testārī | — |
| 3 | Italian | testare | To be testate; To test; to sample |
| 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 |