Where does “terrane” come from?
Terrane comes from English terrain, borrowed from French terrain, derived from Latin terrenum, an adjective form of Latin terra meaning "earth" or "land," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ters-.
terrane (English): A block of the Earth's crust that differs from...
Definitions
- A block of the Earth's crust that differs from...
Ancestry of “terrane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terrain | A single, distinctive rock formation; an area... |
| 2 | French | terrain | ground, landscape; field; lot, plot, parcel |
| 3 | Old French | terrain | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | terranum | — |
| 5 | Latin | terrenum | nominative neuter singular of terrēnus;... |
| 6 | Latin | Terra | Terra goddess of the Earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |