Where does “terreux” come from?

terreux (French) comes from Latin terrōsus, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terreux (French): earthy

Definitions

  1. earthy

Ancestry of “terreux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterrōsusfull of earth; earthy
2LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Latin Terra →Every word from Latin terrōsus →