Where does “tessellatus” come from?
tessellatus (Latin) comes from Latin tessella, from Latin tessera, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες, from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
tessellatus (Latin): tesselated; mosaic
Ancestry of “tessellatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tessella | A small cube of stone used for paving |
| 2 | Latin | tessera | tessera; die; watchword |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τέσσᾰρες | four |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷétwores | cardinal... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
Words derived from “tessellatus”