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testis

Pronunciation: [ˈtɛs.tɪs]

“testis” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. witness
  2. one who testifies or attests
  3. testicle

Etymology

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).

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