Where does “tessera” come from?

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

tessera (Latin): tessera; die; watchword

Definitions

  1. tessera; die; watchword

Ancestry of “tessera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρεςfour
2Proto-Hellenickʷétworescardinal...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “tessera”

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