Where does “terre” come from?
terre (French) comes from French terrer, from French Terre, from Middle French terre, from Old French terre, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terre (French): earth; soil; land, property; first-person...
Definitions
- earth; soil; land, property; first-person...
Ancestry of “terre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | terrer | to spread with soil; to crouch down, flatten... |
| 2 | French | Terre | Earth; the Earth |
| 3 | Middle French | terre | earth; soil; land, property |
| 4 | Old French | terre | earth; soil; land, property |
| 5 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “terre”