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Where does “testum” come from?

testum (Latin) comes from Latin Testa, from Latin testa — a piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...

testum (Latin): earthenware pot, vessel

Definitions

  1. earthenware pot, vessel

Ancestry of “testum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTesta—
2Latintestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...

Words derived from “testum”

  • 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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