Where does “terrier” come from?

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

Ancestry of “terrier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “terrier”

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