Where does “terracette” come from?

terracette (English) comes from English terrace, from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from Vulgar Latin terraceus, from Old Occitan terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terracette (English): A type of landform, a ridge on a hillside formed...

Definitions

  1. A type of landform, a ridge on a hillside formed...

Ancestry of “terracette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishterraceA platform that extends outwards from a building;...
2Frenchterrasseterrace; first-person singular imperfect...
3Old Occitanterrassa—
4Vulgar Latinterraceus—
5Old Occitanterraland
6LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Latin Terra →Every word from Old Occitan terra →
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