LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjective

sesquĭ-tertĭus

Meaning

  1. containing one and a third

sesquĭ-tertĭus, a, um, num. adj., corresp. to the Gr. ἐπίτριτος,
I. containing one and a third, or four thirds; bearing the ratio of four to three: intervallum, Cic. Univ. 7, 21; cf. sesquioctavus, and v. sesqui.

In English words that came into English from sesquĭ-tertĭus

  • sesquitertiansesquitertius

Quick answers

What does sesquĭ-tertĭus mean in Latin?
sesquĭ-tertĭus, a adjective, means “containing one and a third”.