Where does “takterrass” come from?

takterrass (Swedish) comes from Swedish terrass, from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from Vulgar Latin terraceus, from Old Occitan terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

takterrass (Swedish): a rooftop terrace (flat roof used like a deck or balcony)

Definitions

  1. a rooftop terrace (flat roof used like a deck or balcony)

Ancestry of “takterrass”, step by step

takterrass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish terrass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishterrassa terrace
2Frenchterrasseterrace; first-person singular imperfect...
3Old Occitanterrassa
4Vulgar Latinterraceus
5Old Occitanterraland
6LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Swedish tak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtakroof; ceiling
2Old Swedishþak
3Old Norseþakthatch, roof
4Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters-
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