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Where does “terrier” come from?

terrier (Italian) comes from English terrier, from French terrier, from Middle French terrier, from Old French chien terrier, from Old French terrier, from Medieval Latin terrarius, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terrier (Italian): terrier

Definitions

  1. terrier

Ancestry of “terrier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishterrierA dog from a group of small, lively breeds,...
2Frenchterrierrelating to the ground, earth or land;...
3Middle Frenchterrier—
4Old Frenchchien terrierterrier dog
5Old Frenchterrier—
6Medieval Latinterrariusof earth
7LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →