Where does “campestre” come from?
campestre (Catalan) comes from Latin campester, from Latin -estris, from Latin terrestris, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
campestre (Catalan): countryside; rural
Definitions
- countryside; rural
Ancestry of “campestre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | campester | level, even, flat; field, plain; god or goddess... |
| 2 | Latin | -estris | Derives adjectives from nouns primarily meaning "dwelling, located in" |
| 3 | Latin | terrestris | Of or pertaining to the earth or land;... |
| 4 | Latin | Terra | Terra goddess of the Earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |