Where does “atestar” come from?
atestar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese testo, from Portuguese testosterona, from French testostérone, from French testicule, from Latin testiculus, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis — to stand.
atestar (Portuguese): to attest, testify, vouch; to fill
Definitions
- to attest, testify, vouch; to fill
Ancestry of “atestar”, step by step
atestar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese testo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | testo | a pot lid; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Portuguese | testosterona | testosterone |
| 3 | French | testostérone | testosterone |
| 4 | French | testicule | testicle |
| 5 | Latin | testiculus | a testicle; manliness |
| 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 |
via Latin attestor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | attestor | I bear witness to; attest, prove, confirm,... |
| 2 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |