Where does βterryβ come from?
Terry derives from French tirΓ©, the past participle of French tirer, which traces through Middle French tirer and Old French tirer to Vulgar Latin tiro, Etruscan ππππ, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European der-.
terry (English): A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many...
Definitions
- A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many...
Ancestry of βterryβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tirΓ© | down bow; past participle of tirer |
| 2 | French | tirer | to draw, drag, pull; to shoot; to draw , to... |
| 3 | Middle French | tirer | to pull |
| 4 | Old French | tirer | to pull |
| 5 | Gothic | ππΉππ°π½ | to tear away, remove |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teranΔ
| to tear; snatch or pull off ; tug |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |