tert-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. tertiary form.
  2. Third.

Word forms

tert- terti-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *tritós Proto-Italic *tritios Latin tertiusder. English tert- Derived from Latin tertius (“third”).

Synonyms

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