Terb Morpheme Terb Type bound base Denotation Swedish village, literally outer village Etymology from Ytterby; Swedish Ytterby, from ytter- + by, from yttre Evidence terbia, terbic, terbium Notes terbium, erbium, ytterbium, and yttrium are doublets See Also Ytter, By, Erb, Ytterb, Yttr Share on FacebookTweetSave