From Middle English test, teste, from Old French test, teste (“an earthen vessel, especially a pot in which metals were tried”), from Latin testum (“the lid of an earthen vessel, an earthen vessel, an earthen pot”), from *terstus, past participle of the root *tersa (“dry land”). See terra, thirst. The examination sense came via metaphor of the metallurgical sense: the way a metallurgist puts to the test their gold, a teacher may put to the test their students' knowledge.
Displaced Old English afandung.
This page abbreviates 5 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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"A challenge, trial.",
"An examination, given often during the academic term.",
"A session in which a product, piece of equipment, or system is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc.",
"A standardised measure, consisting of one or more items."
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