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Where does “testa” come from?

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

testa (Portuguese): forehead

Definitions

  1. forehead

Ancestry of “testa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetesta—
2LatinTesta—
3Latintestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...
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