teruncius.
a bronze coin valued at three unciae or one-quarter of an as, a “farthing”
Meaning & usage
a bronze coin valued at three unciae or one-quarter of an as, a “farthing”
a bronze coin valued at three unciae or one-quarter of an as, a “farthing” something of negligible value, a trifle
a fourth part, a quarter
Where this word comes from
Substantivisation of the otherwise-unattested adjective *teruncius (“of three twelfths”) in elliptical use for the phrase nummus teruncius (“a three-twelfths coin”), the adjective deriving from ter (“thrice”) + uncia (“a twelfth”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).
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