myEtymology.com: French etymology of testateur

Etymology of the French word testateur

the French word testateur

derived from the Late Latin word testator (testator; one who makes a will; witness)

derived 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-

Romanian testator

Italian testatore, Spanish testador