Where does “terrassement” come from?
terrassement (French) comes from French terrasser, from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from Vulgar Latin terraceus, from Old Occitan terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terrassement (French): earthworks; embankment
Ancestry of “terrassement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | terrasser | to fortify or buttress with a mound of earth; to... |
| 2 | French | terrasse | terrace; first-person singular imperfect... |
| 3 | Old Occitan | terrassa | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | terraceus | — |
| 5 | Old Occitan | terra | land |
| 6 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |