Where does “terriccio” come from?

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

terriccio (Italian): soil

Definitions

  1. soil

Ancestry of “terriccio”, 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- →