English
tierced
From tierce + -ed.
Formed from tierce + -ed
Proto-Indo-European *tri- ‘three, threefold’
Proto-Indo-European *tritós
Proto-Italic *tritios
Latin tertius
Old French tierce
English tierce
Today it means
adj Divided into three (e.g. vertically, horizontally, or per pall).
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “tierced”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / tierced