Where does “terrasse” come from?
terrasse (French) comes from Old Occitan terrassa, from Vulgar Latin terraceus, from Old Occitan terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terrasse (French): terrace; first-person singular imperfect...
Definitions
- terrace; first-person singular imperfect...
Ancestry of “terrasse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | terrassa | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | terraceus | — |
| 3 | Old Occitan | terra | land |
| 4 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “terrasse”