Where does “terciara” come from?
terciara (Ido) comes from German Tertiär, from French tertiaire, from Latin tertiārius, from Latin tertius, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
terciara (Ido): tertiary
Definitions
- tertiary
Ancestry of “terciara”, step by step
terciara traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tertiär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tertiär | tertiary |
| 2 | French | tertiaire | tertiary |
| 3 | Latin | tertiārius | containing a third part |
| 4 | Latin | tertius | third, the ordinal number after secundus and... |
| 5 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Italian terziario
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | terziario | tertiary; Tertiary |
via English Tertiary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tertiary | Of or pertaining to the first part of the... |