Where does “Terry” come from?
Terry is a shortened form of the name Teresa, which comes from Latin Theresa, ultimately of uncertain origin.
Terry (English): from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek
Definitions
- from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek
Ancestry of “Terry”, step by step
Terry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English terrorist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terrorist | A person, group, or organization that uses... |
| 2 | English | Terror | The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution |
| 3 | Middle English | terrour | A terror; a fright |
| 4 | Middle French | terreur | terror |
| 5 | Old French | terreur | terror |
| 6 | Latin | terror | a dread, terror, great fear, alarm, panic; an... |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via French tiré
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tiré | down bow; past participle of tirer |
| 2 | French | tirer | to draw, drag, pull |
| 3 | Middle French | tirer | to pull |
| 4 | Old French | tirer | to pull |
| 5 | Gothic | 𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 | to tear away, remove |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teraną | to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |