Where does “Terrasse” come from?

Terrasse (German) comes from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from Vulgar Latin terraceus, from Old Occitan terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Terrasse (German): terrace; patio, porch, veranda, terrace; roof...

Definitions

  1. terrace; patio, porch, veranda, terrace; roof...

Ancestry of “Terrasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchterrasseterrace; first-person singular imperfect...
2Old Occitanterrassa—
3Vulgar Latinterraceus—
4Old Occitanterraland
5LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “Terrasse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →