Where does “terraceus” come from?
terraceus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Old Occitan terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
Ancestry of “terraceus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | terra | land |
| 2 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “terraceus”