Where does “terrass” come from?
terrass (Swedish) comes from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from Vulgar Latin terraceus, from Old Occitan terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terrass (Swedish): a terrace
Ancestry of “terrass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | terrasse | terrace; first-person singular imperfect... |
| 2 | Old Occitan | terrassa | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | terraceus | — |
| 4 | Old Occitan | terra | land |
| 5 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |