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Where does “aterrar” come from?

aterrar (Spanish) comes from Latin terreō, from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

aterrar (Spanish): to bring down, to ground; to cover with earth,...

Definitions

  1. to bring down, to ground; to cover with earth,...

Ancestry of “aterrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterreō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantres-to tremble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
4Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
5Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
6Proto-Italictermenos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end
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