Where does “terre” come from?

terre (Italian) comes from Italian terra, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terre (Italian): plural of terra

Definitions

  1. plural of terra

Ancestry of “terre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianterraground; soil; planet
2Latinterraground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's...
3Proto-Italicterzāearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →