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Where does “tricesimation” come from?

tricesimation (English) comes from German Tricesimation, from Latin tricesimus, from Latin trīgintā, from Proto-Indo-European tridḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European tri-, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

tricesimation (English): A one-thirtieth tax introduced in the Duchy of...

Definitions

  1. A one-thirtieth tax introduced in the Duchy of...

Ancestry of “tricesimation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTricesimation—
2Latintricesimusthirtieth
3Latintrīgintā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantridḱómtthirty
5Proto-Indo-Europeantri-three, threefold
6Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
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