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Where does “ters-eh₂” come from?

ters-eh₂ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Ancestry of “ters-eh₂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “ters-eh₂”

  • territory
  • inter
  • Mediterranean
  • territorial
  • patriotic
  • terrain
  • terrace
  • terrestrial
  • subterranean
  • terra
  • Terra
  • expatriate
  • terrier
  • interment
  • Terrestrial
  • extraterrestrial
  • terracotta
  • territoriality
  • unpatriotic
  • compatriot
  • extraterritorial
  • territorially
  • Terran
  • subterraneous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →