English
Hill Country
hill + country
Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís ‘top, hill, rock’
Proto-Germanic *hulliz ‘hill’
Proto-West Germanic *hulli ‘hill’
Old English hyll ‘hill’
Middle English hil ‘hill’
English hill
Proto-Italic *komteros ‘the other of the two who meet, opposite’
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Latin contrā ‘against’
Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta ‘facing land’
Old French contree ‘country’
Middle English contre ‘a region’
English country
Today it means
name An informal region of Texas, in the United States, known for its hilly terrain which contrasts sharply with typical Texan landscapes, which tend to be wide and flat.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hill Country