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Where does “tèrre” come from?

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

tèrre (Norman): earth, soil

Definitions

  1. earth, soil

Ancestry of “tèrre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
2LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “tèrre”

  • tèrrinne
  • tèrrîn
  • partèrre
  • Tèrre
  • tèrr'rie
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