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

  1. earth; soil; land, property; first-person...

Ancestry of “terre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchterrerto spread with soil; to crouch down, flatten...
2FrenchTerreEarth; the Earth
3Middle Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
4Old Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
5LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters-Every word from Latin TerraEvery word from Old French terre
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