˜yÐÄvlog

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tremissis

[ trih-mis-is ]

noun

plural tremisses
  1. 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.
  2. a Merovingian gold coin imitating this.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tremissis1

1700–10; < Late Latin ³Ù°ùŧ³¾¾±²õ²õ¾±²õ, equivalent to Latin ³Ù°ùŧ ( s ) three + -missis as in ²õŧ³¾¾±²õ²õ¾±²õ, Late Latin form of Latin ²õŧ³¾¾±²õ semis (falsely analyzed as ²õŧ- + -missis )

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