Where does “tesmoignage” come from?
tesmoignage (Middle French) comes from Middle French tesmoigner, from Old French tesmoignier, from Old French tesmoing, from Old French tesmoin, from Latin testimōnium, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis — to stand.
tesmoignage (Middle French): testimony
Definitions
- testimony
Ancestry of “tesmoignage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | tesmoigner | to witness |
| 2 | Old French | tesmoignier | to witness; to bare witness |
| 3 | Old French | tesmoing | Alternative form of tesmoin |
| 4 | Old French | tesmoin | witness |
| 5 | Latin | testimōnium | testimony, witness |
| 6 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 7 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 8 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |