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tertian

Meaningthird

Common meaning: coming back every other day (of fever)

Journey through time

  1. Latintertius‘third’source
  2. Latintertianasource
  3. Middle Frenchtertianesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsthird → coming back every other daytertian‘coming back every other day (of fever)’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin tertius ‘third’.

Roots

Related words

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