tertiary

/ˈtɜːʃəi/TUR-shur-ee

/ˈtɝʃɚi/TUR-shur-ee

Meaningthird

Common meaning: third in order

tertthird; three eachLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1862 · scan
aryending: linked with, or a place for

Journey through time

Latintertius; ternī‘third’
Englishtertiary‘third in order’ · today

tert also in: tercet

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

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Origin: Built on Latin tertius; ternī ‘third; three each’.

Roots

tertius; ternī Latin “third; three each”

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