Where does “terratenente” come from?
terratenente (Galician) comes from Galician terra, from Old Portuguese terra, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terratenente (Galician): landowner person who owns land
Definitions
- landowner person who owns land
Ancestry of “terratenente”, step by step
terratenente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician terra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | terra | soil, earth; land, country; real estate... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | terra | — |
| 3 | Latin | terra | ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | terzā | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
via Galician tenente
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | tenente | — |