Where does “terrain” come from?
terrain (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin terranum, from Latin terrenum, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
Ancestry of “terrain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | terranum | — |
| 2 | Latin | terrenum | nominative neuter singular of terrēnus;... |
| 3 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “terrain”