Etymology

tertium quid

Today it means: Something intermediate between two classifications. Full definition →

Latin tertium quid ← ['la ',
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  1. ['la · borrowed from',
  2. Latin · borrowed fromtertium quid
  3. English todaytertium quid

Borrowed from Latin tertium quid (“third thing”).

Words from the same roots

['la', all →

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