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sesquialter.

1½ times, once and a half

11 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[seːs.kʷiˈaɫ.tɛr]Classical-Latin[ses.kʷiˈal.ter]

1½ times, once and a half
adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin sēsqui- Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Italic *aljos Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *aliteros Latin alter Latin sēsquialter From sēsqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”).

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