testificar

/testifiˈkaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to testify

⚖️ testificar = testi (witness) + ficar (to make): to make yourself a witness

From Latin testificari: testis (witness) + facere (to make, do). English testify comes from the same root. Spanish testigo means witness, so testificar is what a testigo does in court.

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