Where does “terrazziere” come from?
terrazziere (Italian) comes from Italian terrazza, from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from Vulgar Latin terraceus, from Old Occitan terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terrazziere (Italian): navvy
Ancestry of “terrazziere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | terrazza | terrace; balcony; compartment |
| 2 | French | terrasse | terrace; first-person singular imperfect... |
| 3 | Old Occitan | terrassa | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | terraceus | — |
| 5 | Old Occitan | terra | land |
| 6 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |