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tertianus.

soldier of 3rd legion;

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj

belonging to the third
adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *tritós Proto-Italic *tritios Latin tertius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin tertiānus From tertius (“third”) + -ānus (“pertaining to”).

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