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Where does “testudo” come from?

testudo (Translingual) comes from Latin testūdō, from Latin Testa, from Latin testa — a piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...

Ancestry of “testudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintestūdō—
2LatinTesta—
3Latintestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...
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