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Where does “tersa” come from?

tersa (Latin) comes from Latin tersus, from Latin tergo, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tersa (Latin): nominative feminine singular of tersus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of tersus;...

Ancestry of “tersa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintersusclean, neat, rubbed or wiped , cleansed, having...
2LatintergoAlternative form of tergeō; ablative singular of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “tersa”

  • test
  • testing
  • pretest
  • testable
  • posttest
  • retest
  • subtest
  • testily
  • testy
  • testbed
  • testability
  • testbench
  • untestable
  • backtesting
  • testiness
  • backtest
  • posttesting
  • testee
  • nontest
  • teston
  • playtest
  • testpiece
  • biotest
  • testingly
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