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Where does “Alpestris” come from?

Alpestris (Latin) comes from Latin -estris, from Latin terrestris, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Alpestris (Latin): Alpine

Definitions

  1. Alpine

Ancestry of “Alpestris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-estris—
2LatinterrestrisOf or pertaining to the earth or land;...
3LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “Alpestris”

  • alpestre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →