Where does “testar” come from?
testar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese teste, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis — to stand.
testar (Portuguese): to testify; to test; to fill
Definitions
- to testify; to test; to fill
Ancestry of “testar”, step by step
testar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese teste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | teste | witness; test |
| 2 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 3 | German | testen | to test |
| 4 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 5 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 6 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 7 | Old French | teste | head |
| 8 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 9 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 10 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
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 | hormone | hormone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὁρμῶν | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὁρμάω | I set in motion, urge on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὁρμή | violent pressure, assault, force; first... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Vulgar Latin *testo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *testo | — |
| 2 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |