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Where does “terciāne” come from?

terciāne (Middle English) comes from Middle English fever cum terciane, from Latin febris cum tertiana.

Ancestry of “terciāne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfever cum terciane—
2Latinfebris cum tertiana—

Words derived from “terciāne”

  • tertian
  • semitertian
Every word from Latin febris cum tertiana →