Where does “terso” come from?

terso (Spanish) comes from Latin tersus, from Latin tergo, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

terso (Spanish): smooth, polished; soft

Definitions

  1. smooth, polished; soft

Ancestry of “terso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintersusclean, neat, rubbed or wiped (off), cleansed, having been cleansed
2LatintergoAlternative form of tergeō; ablative singular of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “terso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Latin tergo →Every word from Latin tersus →