English
terrine
Terrine comes from French terrine ‘a clay dish’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentterrine‘a clay dish’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentterrine‘a clay dish’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ters- ‘dry’
test, toast, thirst, inter, terrace, torrent, terra, fossa, fosse, torrid, terroir, 45 more
through Proto-Italic *terzos
through Latin terrēnus ‘terrestrial’
Today it means
noun A deep type of dish or pan, typically used for casseroles and made out of pottery.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French terrine / terrine