Where does “tésta” come from?

tésta (Ligurian) comes from Portuguese testa, from Old Portuguese testa, from Latin Testa, from Latin testa — a piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...

tésta (Ligurian): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “tésta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetestaforehead
2Old Portuguesetesta—
3LatinTestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile
4Latintestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...
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