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
Ancestry of “terre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | terra | ground; soil; planet |
| 2 | Latin | terra | ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | terzā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |