Where does “tessera” come from?

tessera (English) comes from Latin tessera, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες, from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

tessera (English): A small square piece of stone, wood, ivory or...

Definitions

  1. A small square piece of stone, wood, ivory or...

Ancestry of “tessera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintesseratessera; die; watchword
2Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρεςfour
3Proto-Hellenickʷétworescardinal...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “tessera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores →