Etymograph

English

trass

Trass may come from Dutch tras.

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presenttras1uncertain
  2. Englishtodaytrass1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English trass

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presenttrasWiktionary, English trassuncertain
  2. EnglishtodaytrassWiktionary, English trass

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ters- ‘dry’

test, inter, toast, thirst, torrent, terrestrial, torrid, terrine, 39 more

through Proto-Italic *terzā ‘earth’

terrarium, 13 more

through Latin terra ‘dry land’

territory, territorial, terrain, terrace, terrier, terra, fossa, terroir, fosse, 14 more

through Italian terrazzo ‘terrace’

terrazzo

Today it means

noun A whitish, greyish volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders, sometimes used as a cement.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “trass”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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