Etymology

terce

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Today it means: The third hour of daylight (about 9 am). Full definition →

Old French terce ← Latin tertia
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  1. Latin · derived fromtertia“third; the third hour”
  2. Old French · derived fromterce
  3. English todayterce

Late Middle English, from Old French terce, from Latin tertia (“third; the third hour”).

Words from the same roots

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