Where does “terrazzare” come from?

terrazzare (Italian) comes from Italian terrazzo, from Vulgar Latin terraceus, from Old Occitan terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terrazzare (Italian): To terrace

Definitions

To terrace

Ancestry of “terrazzare”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	terrazzo	balcony; terrace; first-person singular present...
2	Vulgar Latin	terraceus	—
3	Old Occitan	terra	land
4	Latin	Terra	Terra goddess of the Earth
5	Proto-Indo-European	ters-	dry

Words derived from “terrazzare”

terrazzamento

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →