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Where does “terrene” come from?

terrene (English) comes from French terrine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

terrene (English): Pertaining to the earth; earthly, terrestrial,...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the earth; earthly, terrestrial,...

Ancestry of “terrene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchterrineterrine
2French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
3French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
4Middle French-é—
5Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
6Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
7Proto-Italic-ā—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “terrene”

  • tureen
  • subterrene
  • superterrene
  • terrenity
  • tureenful
  • exoterrene
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