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Where does “terreno” come from?

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

terreno (Spanish): ground; land; earth; earthly; land

Definitions

  1. ground; land; earth; earthly; land

Ancestry of “terreno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterrenumnominative neuter singular of terrēnus;...
2LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terreno”

  • ultraterreno
  • ultraterrenal
  • terrenal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →