Where does “tierce” come from?
Tierce comes from Old French tierce, derived from Latin tertius meaning "third," which traces back through Latin tres and English three to Proto-Indo-European tréyes.
tierce (English): A third; Synonym of terce: the third canonical...
Definitions
- A third; Synonym of terce: the third canonical...
Ancestry of “tierce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tierce | feminine singular of tiers; third; terce |
| 2 | Old French | tierce | Alternative form of tiers |
| 3 | Latin | tertius | third, the ordinal number after secundus and... |
| 4 | Latin | trēs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “tierce”