Where does “test” come from?

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

test (Old French): clay; a pot, usually made out of clay

Definitions

  1. clay; a pot, usually made out of clay

Ancestry of “test”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintestumearthenware pot, vessel
2LatinTestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile
3Latintestaa 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 →