Where does “sēstertius” come from?

sēstertius (Latin) comes from Latin sēmis, from Latin tertius, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

sēstertius (Latin): sesterce small coin worth 2 and a half [[as#Latin

Definitions

  1. sesterce small coin worth 2 and a half [[as#Latin

Ancestry of “sēstertius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēmisa half, a half-unit
2Latintertiusthird, the ordinal number after secundus and...
3Latintrēsthree; 3
4Proto-Italictrēsthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “sēstertius”

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