Where does “кастет” come from?
кастет (Russian) comes from French casse-tête, from French tête, from Middle French teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s — to stand.
кастет (Russian): brass knuckles
Definitions
- brass knuckles
Ancestry of “кастет”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | casse-tête | brainteaser, puzzle; headache, problem; warclub |
| 2 | French | tête | head; header; a bright spark, a quick study |
| 3 | Middle French | teste | head |
| 4 | Old French | teste | head |
| 5 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 6 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 7 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |