Etymograph

English

sesquialtera

Sesquialtera comes from Latin sesquialtera, from alter ‘another, a second’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *aliteros ‘the other of two’.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aliteros‘the other of two’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalter‘another, a second’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsesquialtera
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aliteros‘the other of two’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalter‘another, a second’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsesquialtera
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *aliteros ‘the other of two’

adultery, altruism, 17 more

through Latin alter ‘another, a second’

alternate, altercation, alternation, 7 more

Today it means

noun A ratio of 3 to 2 or 1½ to 1.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *aliteros / sesquialtera

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