French word teston comes from Proto-Italic *torzeō (Burn, scorch.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*torzeō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Burn, scorch. |
torreo | Latin (lat) | (of the cold) I nip, pinch.. I roast; bake.. I scorch, burn, parch. |
tosta | Latin (lat) | |
testa | Latin (lat) | (transf.) a piece of baked earthenware. A piece of bone. A piece of burned clay, brick, tile. A sherd, potsherd. A sort of clapping with the flat of the hands (as if with two tiles), in token of applause, invented by Nero. An earthen pot, pitcher, jug, urn. Ostracon (= ὄστρακον). The shell of shellfish or of testaceous animals, shellfish, skull. |
teste | Old French (fro) | Head. |
teston | French (fra) |