Where does “terre” come from?

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

terre (Old French): earth; soil; land, property

Definitions

  1. earth; soil; land, property

Ancestry of “terre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terre”

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