Etymology

teras

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Today it means: a grossly malformed fetus Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέρας (téras) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷért
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷért
  3. Ancient Greekτέρας (téras)
  4. English todayteras

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτέρας all →

tera-terato-

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.