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Where does “terrón” come from?

terrón (Spanish) comes from Spanish Tierra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terrón (Spanish): clod, clump of earth; clump, lump

Definitions

  1. clod, clump of earth; clump, lump

Ancestry of “terrón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishTierraEarth
2LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →