Where does “terrace” come from?
Terrace comes from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from Latin terra meaning earth or land, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ters- meaning dry.
terrace (English): A platform that extends outwards from a building;...
Definitions
- A platform that extends outwards from a building;...
Ancestry of “terrace”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | terrasse | terrace; first-person singular imperfect... |
| 2 | Old Occitan | terrassa | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | terraceus | — |
| 4 | Old Occitan | terra | land |
| 5 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “terrace”