'test' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'test', where 'test' meant 'a small vessel used in assaying metals'.

'test' changed from the Old French word 'test' and eventually became the modern English word 'test'.

Initially, it meant 'a small vessel used in assaying metals', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something'.