Where does “terrene” come from?
terrene (Italian) comes from Italian terreno, from Latin terrenum, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terrene (Italian): feminine plural of terreno
Definitions
- feminine plural of terreno
Ancestry of “terrene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | terreno | ground; earthly, worldly, terrene, terrestrial;... |
| 2 | Latin | terrenum | nominative neuter singular of terrēnus;... |
| 3 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |