Where does “terroir” come from?
terroir (French) comes from Vulgar Latin terratorium, from Classical Latin territorium, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terroir (French): soil; land, landscape, country
Definitions
- soil; land, landscape, country
Ancestry of “terroir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | terratorium | — |
| 2 | Classical Latin | territorium | The land around or within the boundaries of a... |
| 3 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “terroir”