Where does “terrarium” come from?
terrarium (Dutch) comes from Dutch -arium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
terrarium (Dutch): terrarium
Ancestry of “terrarium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | -arium | -arium |
| 2 | Latin | -ārium | — |
| 3 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |