Etymology of the English word testacy
the English word
testacyderived from the English word
testatederived from the Latin word
testatus (known on good evidence)
derived from the Latin word
testari (give as evidence; bear witness; make a will)
derived from the Latin word
testis (testicle, a witness)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-using the English suffix
-acyUsage
Word found in Modern English