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Where does “campester” come from?

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

campester (Latin): level, even, flat; field, plain; god or goddess...

Definitions

  1. level, even, flat; field, plain; god or goddess...

Ancestry of “campester”, 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 “campester”

  • campestral
  • campestre
  • campestre
  • campestremente
  • ciclocampestre
  • motocampestre
  • champêtre
  • campestre
  • champestre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →