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Where does “terrer” come from?

terrer (French) comes from French Terre, from Middle French terre, from Old French terre, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terrer (French): to spread with soil; to crouch down, flatten...

Definitions

  1. to spread with soil; to crouch down, flatten...

Ancestry of “terrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchTerreEarth; the Earth
2Middle Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
3Old Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
4LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terrer”

  • terrace
  • parterre
  • tureen
  • terrene
  • terrine
  • terrasse
  • subterrene
  • terracelike
  • superterrene
  • terracette
  • terrenity
  • tureenful
  • terraceless
  • exoterrene
  • mid-terrace
  • parterre
  • terrazzone
  • terrazza
  • terrina
  • terrazziere
  • Terre-Neuve
  • Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
  • terrasse
  • terrassement
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