Where does “chien terrier” come from?

chien terrier (Old French) comes from Old French terrier, from Medieval Latin terrarius, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

chien terrier (Old French): terrier dog

Definitions

  1. terrier dog

Ancestry of “chien terrier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchterrier—
2Medieval Latinterrariusof earth
3LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “chien terrier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Latin Terra →Every word from Medieval Latin terrarius →