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Where does “teruncius” come from?

teruncius (English) comes from Latin teruncius, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ, from Latin canadensis — to turn.

teruncius (English): An ancient Roman coin worth one quarter of an as

Definitions

  1. An ancient Roman coin worth one quarter of an as

Ancestry of “teruncius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterunciusa bronze coin valued at three "unciae" or...
2LatinunciaThe twelfth part of something; twelfth; The...
3Old Frenchloncelynx
4Italianlonzaloin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to...
5Vulgar Latinluncea—
6LatinlynxA lynx
7Ancient Greekλύγξlynx; hiccup
8LatincanadensisCanadian
9Latin-ensisOf or from
10Latinarvumfield; farm land
11Latincolō—
12Latinquelō—
13Proto-Italickʷelō—
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
15Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →