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

  1. terrace; first-person singular imperfect...

Ancestry of “terrasse”, step by step

terrasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Occitan terrassa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanterrassa—
2Vulgar Latinterraceus—
3Old Occitanterraland
4LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via French Terre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchTerreEarth; the Earth
2Middle Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
3Old Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property

Words derived from “terrasse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Latin Terra →Every word from Old Occitan terra →