Etymograph

English

testamental

Testamental comes from Latin testamentalis.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtestamentalis1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1825testamental1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English testamental
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1825, James Montgomery, I Will Remember Thee: “Thy testamental cup I take, / And thus remember…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtestamentalisWiktionary, English testamental
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1825testamentalWiktionary, English testamental. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1825, James Montgomery, I Will Remember Thee: “Thy testamental cup I take, / And thus remember…”

Every English word from Latin testamentalis

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to a testament; testamentary.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “testamental”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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