tremissis

[trih-mis-is]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

tremisses

Also called triens.��a gold coin of the Eastern Roman Empire, the third part of a solidus, first issued in the 3rd century a.d.
a Merovingian gold coin imitating this.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tremissis¹

1700–10; < Late Latin �ٰ�ŧ��, equivalent to Latin �ٰ�ŧ ( s ) three + -missis as in ��ŧ��, Late Latin form of Latin ��ŧ�� semis (falsely analyzed as ��ŧ- + -missis )

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