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Where does “terr” come from?

terr (Latin) comes from Old Latin tris, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Ancestry of “terr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Latintris—
2Proto-Italictrēsthree
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “terr”

  • ternary
  • terpolymer
  • terpyridine
  • terphenyl
  • tersulphide
  • Tersanctus
  • pseudoternary
  • terconazole
  • termolecular
  • ternion
  • tervalent
  • terthiophene
  • tersulphuret
  • terdiurnal
  • dibromoterfluorene
  • terpolymeric
  • ter-
  • nonternary
  • terannual
  • terfluorene
  • tergeminous
  • tergallic acid
  • ternarily
  • ternus
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