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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

  1. testimony

Ancestry of “tesmoignage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtesmoignerto witness
2Old Frenchtesmoignierto witness; to bare witness
3Old FrenchtesmoingAlternative form of tesmoin
4Old Frenchtesmoinwitness
5Latintestimōnium—
6Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
7Latinterstis—
8Latintrīstis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “tesmoignage”

  • témoignage
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