Where does “tersa” come from?

tersa (Italian) comes from Italian terso, from Latin tersus, from Latin tergo, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tersa (Italian): feminine singular of terso

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of terso

Ancestry of “tersa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantersopast participle of tergere; clear; taut
2Latintersusclean, neat, rubbed or wiped (off), cleansed, having been cleansed
3LatintergoAlternative form of tergeō; ablative singular of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Latin tergo →Every word from Latin tersus →