Where does “térreo” come from?

térreo (Portuguese) comes from Latin terreus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

térreo (Portuguese): terrestrial; ground-level; ground floor

Definitions

  1. terrestrial; ground-level; ground floor

Ancestry of “térreo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterreusmade of earth or soil; earthy
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “térreo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →