Where does “terroso” come from?

terroso (Portuguese) comes from Latin terrōsus, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terroso (Portuguese): earthy, muddy; earth

Definitions

  1. earthy, muddy; earth

Ancestry of “terroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterrōsusfull of earth; earthy
2LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terroso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →