Where does “test” come from?

test (Middle High German) comes from Old French test, from Latin testum, from Latin Testa, from Latin testa — a piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...

test (Middle High German): melting pot

Definitions

  1. melting pot

Ancestry of “test”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtestclay; a pot, usually made out of clay
2Latintestumearthenware pot, vessel
3LatinTestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile
4Latintestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...

Words derived from “test”

Every word from Latin testa →Every word from Latin Testa →Every word from Latin testum →