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Where does “tèrrêtre” come from?

tèrrêtre (Norman) comes from Old French terrestre, from Latin terrestris, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tèrrêtre (Norman): speedwell; ivy-leaved speedwell ; germander...

Definitions

  1. speedwell; ivy-leaved speedwell ; germander...

Ancestry of “tèrrêtre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchterrestreterrestrial; earthly
2LatinterrestrisOf or pertaining to the earth or land;...
3LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →