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Where does “tiesto” come from?

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

tiesto (Spanish): any earthenware fragment; flowerpot; tense, taut

Definitions

  1. any earthenware fragment; flowerpot; tense, taut

Ancestry of “tiesto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishtiesto—
2Latintestumearthenware pot, vessel
3LatinTesta—
4Latintestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...

Words derived from “tiesto”

  • atestar
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