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
Ancestry of “terre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Neapolitan | terra | land |
| 2 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |