Where does “terreux” come from?
terreux (French) comes from Latin terrōsus, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terreux (French): earthy
Ancestry of “terreux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | terrōsus | — |
| 2 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |