testor Latin · revision 8065

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈtɛs.tɔr]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈtɛs.tor]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''testor''' (present infinitive testārī, perfect active testātus sum); first conjugation, deponent^(Wiktionary)

+ Active forms such as ''testem'' appear in Maecenas.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[testis]] “witness”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Plautus, of calling someone to witness.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to call a person or god to witness, as in Plautus, and in Cicero to declare solemnly, testify, and to make a will before witnesses.^(OLD 2012) In Ovid it meant to give evidence of something by one's actions or condition.^(OLD 2012)

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+ It survives in Italian ''testare'' and Spanish ''testar'' “to make a will”.^(Wiktionary) Its participle ''testātus'' gave [[en|testate]] in the late 15th century, and its noun ''testāmentum'' gave [[en|testament]] in the late 13th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of calling to witness.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of testifying and making a will.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 13th century – English ''testament'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To call to [[m|en|witness]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To declare solemnly, [[m|en|testify]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To make a will.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To show, demonstrate.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[attestor]]

+ * [[contestor]]

+ * [[dētestor]]

+ * [[obtestor]]

+ * [[prōtestor]]

+ * [[testātiō]]

+ * [[testātor]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[testis]]

+ * [[testāmentum]]

+ * [[testimōnium]]

+ * [[en|testament]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}