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tressis

the sum of three asses

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What it meant

1. tressis — de Vaan

tressis 'the sum of three asses' (Varro+), ndnussis 'the sum of nine asses' (Varro+). The nom.sg. probably was *ass. Originally a rectangular bronze plaque weighing a pound. In imperial times, it became a round coin. EM suspect a loanword, maybe from Etruscan, because libra and nummus would also be loanwords. For bes, WH assume a compound of *duo + gen.sg. *ass(is) 'two parts of an as' > *duass > *duess > *dwess > … — [de Vaan, s.v. tressis, p. 71]

2. tressis — Lewis & Short

tressis, is, m.tres-as,

I Three asses, Varr. L. L. 5, § 169; 9, § 81 Müll.—

II To denote a trifle: hic Dama est non tressis agaso, is not worth three coppers, Pers. 5, 76.

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