Where does “tesserare” come from?

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

tesserare (Italian): To enroll or register; to give a membership card...

Definitions

  1. To enroll or register; to give a membership card...

Ancestry of “tesserare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantesseracard; credit card; pass; tessera
2Latintesseratessera; die; watchword
3Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρεςfour
4Proto-Hellenickʷétworescardinal...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “tesserare”

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