Where does “terre” come from?

terre (Neapolitan) comes from Neapolitan terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terre (Neapolitan): plural of terra

Definitions

  1. plural of terra

Ancestry of “terre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Neapolitanterraland
2LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Latin Terra →Every word from Neapolitan terra →