Where does “terrel” come from?

terrel (English) comes from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terrel (English): A spherical magnet positioned so that its poles,...

Definitions

  1. A spherical magnet positioned so that its poles,...

Ancestry of “terrel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterraground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's...
2Proto-Italicterzāearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic terzā →