Etymology

terrace

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Today it means: A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment Full definition →

French terrasse ← Old Occitan terrassa ← Vulgar Latin *terrācea
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  1. Vulgar Latin · derived from*terrācea
  2. Old Occitan · derived fromterrassa
  3. French · borrowed fromterrasse
  4. English todayterrace

Borrowed from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from Vulgar Latin *terrācea, from terra (“land”). Doublet of terrasse.

Words from the same roots

Frenchterrasse all →

terrasse

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