Where does “terso” come from?
terso (Italian) comes from Latin tersus, from Latin tergo, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
terso (Italian): past participle of tergere; clear; taut
Definitions
- past participle of tergere; clear; taut
Ancestry of “terso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tersus | clean, neat, rubbed or wiped (off), cleansed, having been cleansed |
| 2 | Latin | tergo | Alternative form of tergeō; ablative singular of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “terso”