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testis.

witness

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtɛs.tɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈtɛs.tis]

  1. witness

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine

  2. one who testifies or attests

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

For *terstis, from Proto-Italic *tristos, from Proto-Indo-European *tristh₂s ("a third party standing", after the two parties to a contract or dispute), from *tréyes (“three”) and *steh₂- (“to stand”). Compare Oscan trstus (“witnesses”, nominative plural).

noun

  1. testicle

    declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Of disputed origin, perhaps either: * related to testa (“pot, shell”); or * from some particular use of testis (“witness”), as in "bearing witness to the sex act".

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