Where does “terrien” come from?

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

terrien (Old French): earth; earthly; terrestrial; earthly

Definitions

  1. earth; earthly; terrestrial; earthly

Ancestry of “terrien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterrēnusearthly
2LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terrien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →