Where does “terrier” come from?

terrier (French) comes from Middle French terrier, from Old French chien terrier, from Old French terrier, from Medieval Latin terrarius, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terrier (French): relating to the ground, earth or land;...

Definitions

  1. relating to the ground, earth or land;...

Ancestry of “terrier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchterrier—
2Old Frenchchien terrierterrier dog
3Old Frenchterrier—
4Medieval Latinterrariusof earth
5LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terrier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Latin Terra →Every word from Medieval Latin terrarius →