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Where does “terrine” come from?

terrine (French) comes from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

terrine (French): terrine

Definitions

  1. terrine

Ancestry of “terrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
2French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
3Middle French-é—
4Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
5Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
6Proto-Italic-ā—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “terrine”

  • tureen
  • terrene
  • terrine
  • subterrene
  • superterrene
  • terrenity
  • tureenful
  • exoterrene
  • terrina
  • Terrine
  • terrine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →