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Where does “tèrrîn” come from?

tèrrîn (Norman) comes from Norman Tèrre, from Old French terre, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tèrrîn (Norman): earthenware vessel

Definitions

  1. earthenware vessel

Ancestry of “tèrrîn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NormanTèrre—
2Old Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
3LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →