Etymology

tert-

Today it means: tertiary form. Full definition →

Latin tertius ← Proto-Italic *tritios ← Proto-Indo-European *tritós
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tritós
  4. Proto-Italic*tritios
  5. Latintertius
  6. English todaytert-

Derived from Latin tertius (“third”).

Words from the same roots

Latintertius all →

tercel gentletercineterti-tertialterzettotiercel

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