Where does “terracework” come from?

terracework (English) comes from English work, from Middle English werk, from Old English weorc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

terracework (English): A construction in the form of a terrace

Definitions

  1. A construction in the form of a terrace

Ancestry of “terracework”, step by step

terracework traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English work

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwork"Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to...
2Middle Englishwerkwork
3Old Englishweorcwork, in various senses, including
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via English terrace

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
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