Where does “terre” come from?
terre (Middle French) comes from Old French terre, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terre (Middle French): earth; soil; land, property
Definitions
- earth; soil; land, property
Ancestry of “terre”, 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 “terre”