Etymology

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Today it means: A statement, especially one given under oath; testimony. Full definition →

French testimonial ← Late Latin testimonialis ← Latin testimonium
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromtestimonium“testimony”
  2. Late Latin · derived fromtestimonialis“of or pertaining to testimony”
  3. French · derived fromtestimonial
  4. English todaytestimonial

From French testimonial, from Late Latin testimonialis (“of or pertaining to testimony”), from Latin testimonium (“testimony”). See testimony.

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