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JakobVirgil  ·  4345 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What phrases do we often say that have a deeper meaning? (All languages)

Not really both come from the Latin word testis meaning a witness. It literally means a third person standing beside . i.e. an impartial observer

the male gonands most likely got the name because they are a witness to virility or manhood. or because they side beside each other.