Where does “terril” come from?

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

terril (French): a conical pile of waste material removed during...

Definitions

  1. a conical pile of waste material removed during...

Ancestry of “terril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchTerreEarth; the Earth
2Middle Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
3Old Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
4LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terril”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →