Where does “tero” come from?
tero (Esperanto) comes from French terre, from French terrer, from French Terre, from Middle French terre, from Old French terre, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
tero (Esperanto): the earth's surface; soil, ground; solid ground,...
Definitions
- the earth's surface; soil, ground; solid ground,...
Ancestry of “tero”, step by step
tero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French terre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | terre | earth; soil; land, property; first-person... |
| 2 | French | terrer | to spread with soil; to crouch down, flatten... |
| 3 | French | Terre | Earth; the Earth |
| 4 | Middle French | terre | earth; soil; land, property |
| 5 | Old French | terre | earth; soil; land, property |
| 6 | Latin | Terra | Terra goddess of the Earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |