Where does “teri” come from?
teri (Indonesian) comes from English Terry, from English terrorist, from English Terror, from Middle English terrour, from Middle French terreur, from Old French terreur, from Latin terror, from Latin faciō.
teri (Indonesian): spined anchovy (Stolephorus tri)
Definitions
- spined anchovy (Stolephorus tri)
Ancestry of “teri”, step by step
teri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Terry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Terry | from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek |
| 2 | English | terrorist | A person, group, or organization that uses... |
| 3 | English | Terror | The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution |
| 4 | Middle English | terrour | A terror; a fright |
| 5 | Middle French | terreur | terror |
| 6 | Old French | terreur | terror |
| 7 | Latin | terror | a dread, terror, great fear, alarm, panic; an... |
| 8 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 9 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 10 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 11 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |