Where does “tero” come from?
tero (Ido) comes from Esperanto Tero, from French Terre, from Middle French terre, from Old French terre, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
tero (Ido): earth
Ancestry of “tero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | Tero | Earth |
| 2 | French | Terre | Earth; the Earth |
| 3 | Middle French | terre | earth; soil; land, property |
| 4 | Old French | terre | earth; soil; land, property |
| 5 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “tero”