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Where does “terrasser” come from?

terrasser (French) comes from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from Vulgar Latin terraceus, from Old Occitan terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terrasser (French): to fortify or buttress with a mound of earth; to...

Definitions

  1. to fortify or buttress with a mound of earth; to...

Ancestry of “terrasser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchterrasseterrace; first-person singular imperfect...
2Old Occitanterrassa—
3Vulgar Latinterraceus—
4Old Occitanterraland
5LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terrasser”

  • terrassement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →