English
terzina
Terzina comes from Italian terzina ‘tercet’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *tri- ‘three, threefold’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tri-‘three, threefold’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tritósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tritiosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtertius
- Italianc. 1300–presentterzo
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentterzina‘tercet’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tri-‘three, threefold’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tritósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tritiosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtertius
- Italianc. 1300–presentterzo
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentterzina‘tercet’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tri- ‘three, threefold’
trial, triple, trillion, treble, trine, 11 more
through Latin tertius
Today it means
noun A tercet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tri- / terzina