Where does “țestoasă” come from?

țestoasă (Romanian) comes from Romanian țest, from Latin testum, from Latin Testa, from Latin testa — a piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...

țestoasă (Romanian): tortoise, turtle

Definitions

  1. tortoise, turtle

Ancestry of “țestoasă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianțesta bell-shaped lid used to cover bread placed on a...
2Latintestumearthenware pot, vessel
3LatinTestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile
4Latintestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...
Every word from Latin testa →Every word from Latin Testa →Every word from Latin testum →