Etymology

Terreneuvian

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Terreneuvian · noun1

From French terre (“land”) + French neuve (“new”) + -ian, from the location of the type locality used to characterize this series, in Terre-Neuve (“Newfoundland”), Canada.

Terreneuvian · noun2

  1. French · derived fromterre“land”
  2. English todayTerreneuvian

Borrowed from French terreneuv(ien) + -ian, from the location it is found, Terre-Neuve (“Newfoundland”), Canada. From French terre (“land”) and neuve (“new”).

Words from the same roots

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