Where does “turmeryte” come from?
turmeryte (Middle English) comes from Old French terre, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
turmeryte (Middle English): turmeric
Ancestry of “turmeryte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | terre | earth; soil; land, property |
| 2 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “turmeryte”