Where does “nadif tazza” come from?
nadif tazza (Maltese) comes from Maltese tazza, from Italian tazza, from Medieval Latin tassa, from Arabic طَاس, from Persian تست, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test — to stand.
nadif tazza (Maltese): very clean
Definitions
- very clean
Ancestry of “nadif tazza”, step by step
nadif tazza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maltese tazza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | tazza | glass, cup |
| 2 | Italian | tazza | cup, mug; toilet bowl |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | tassa | — |
| 4 | Arabic | طَاس | bowl, basin; bowl, cup |
| 5 | Persian | تست | test |
| 6 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 7 | German | testen | to test |
| 8 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 9 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 10 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 11 | Old French | teste | head |
| 12 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 13 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 14 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |