Where does “terrasse” come from?

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

terrasse (English): terrace; A representation of the ground or a...

Definitions

  1. terrace; A representation of the ground or a...

Ancestry of “terrasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchterrasseterrace; first-person singular imperfect...
2Old Occitanterrassa—
3Vulgar Latinterraceus—
4Old Occitanterraland
5LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →