Where does “territory” come from?
Territory comes from Latin territorium, derived from Latin terra meaning "land" and the Proto-Indo-European root ters- meaning "to dry," with the agent suffix -tōr.
territory (English): A large extent or tract of land; for example a...
Definitions
- A large extent or tract of land; for example a...
Ancestry of “territory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | territorium | The land around or within the boundaries of a... |
| 2 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |