Where does “champestre” come from?
champestre (Old French) comes from Latin campester, from Latin -estris, from Latin terrestris, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
champestre (Old French): rural; of or relating to the countryside
Definitions
- rural; of or relating to the countryside
Ancestry of “champestre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | campester | level, even, flat; field, plain; god or goddess... |
| 2 | Latin | -estris | — |
| 3 | Latin | terrestris | Of or pertaining to the earth or land;... |
| 4 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “champestre”