Where does “terrazzo” come from?
terrazzo (English) comes from Italian terrazzo, from Vulgar Latin terraceus, from Old Occitan terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terrazzo (English): A faux-marble material used for flooring and...
Definitions
- A faux-marble material used for flooring and...
Ancestry of “terrazzo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | terrazzo | balcony; terrace; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | terraceus | — |
| 3 | Old Occitan | terra | land |
| 4 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |