Etymology

nudiustertian

nu·di·us·ter·tian
N1U1D2I1U1S1T1E1R1T1I1A1N1

Today it means: Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent. Full definition →

Latin nū̆diū̆stertiānus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromnū̆diū̆stertiānus“taking place the day before yesterday”
  2. English todaynudiustertian

From Latin nū̆diū̆stertiānus (“taking place the day before yesterday”), from nudius tertius. Coined by Nathaniel Ward (1578–1652) in The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America (1647).

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