Where does “alkotest” come from?
alkotest (Swedish) comes from Swedish test, 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.
alkotest (Swedish): an examination carried out to establish if the...
Definitions
- an examination carried out to establish if the...
Ancestry of “alkotest”, step by step
alkotest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish test
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | test | a test, an examination, a trial; a test, an... |
| 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 |