Where does “terroso” come from?

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

terroso (Spanish): 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters-