Where does “tertius” come from?
tertius (Latin) comes from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tertius (Latin): third, the ordinal number after secundus and...
Definitions
- third, the ordinal number after secundus and...
Ancestry of “tertius”, step by step
tertius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin trēs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Proto-Italic *tritios
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | *tritios | third |