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