Etymology

testudo

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Today it means: A shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads. Full definition →

Latin testūdō
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromtestūdō“tortoise, turtle, lyre, type of military shelter”
  2. English todaytestudo

Unadapted borrowing from Latin testūdō (“tortoise, turtle, lyre, type of military shelter”).

Words from the same roots

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