Where does “terraneous” come from?
terraneous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
terraneous (English): Relating to the earth
Definitions
- Relating to the earth
Ancestry of “terraneous”, step by step
terraneous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English terrane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terrane | A block of the Earth's crust that differs from... |
| 2 | English | terrain | A single, distinctive rock formation; an area... |
| 3 | French | terrain | ground, landscape; field; lot, plot, parcel |
| 4 | Old French | terrain | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | terranum | — |
| 6 | Latin | terrenum | nominative neuter singular of terrēnus;... |
| 7 | Latin | Terra | Terra goddess of the Earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |