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testudo.

tortoise; testudo; armored movable shed; troops locking shields overhead;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[tɛsˈtuː.doː]Classical-Latin[tesˈtuː.do]

  1. tortoise, turtle

    declension-3

  2. tortoise-shell

    declension-3

  3. lyre, lute

    broadly · declension-3

  4. covering, shed, shelter

    broadly · declension-3

  5. covering, shed, shelter testudo (shelter formed of the shields of the soldiers held over their heads)

    broadly · declension-3

  6. arch, vault

    broadly · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin testa Proto-Indo-European *-tu- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Italic *-tūdō Latin -tūdō Latin testudo From testa + -tūdō. Compare typologically Russian черепа́ха (čerepáxa) (akin to черепо́к (čerepók), че́реп (čérep)).

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