Where does “terrain” come from?
terrain (French) comes from Old French terrain, from Vulgar Latin terranum, from Latin terrenum, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terrain (French): ground, landscape; field; lot, plot, parcel
Definitions
- ground, landscape; field; lot, plot, parcel
Ancestry of “terrain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | terrain | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | terranum | — |
| 3 | Latin | terrenum | nominative neuter singular of terrēnus;... |
| 4 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “terrain”