Where does “tierra” come from?

tierra (Chavacano) comes from Spanish Tierra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tierra (Chavacano): earth; soil

Definitions

  1. earth; soil

Ancestry of “tierra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishTierraEarth
2LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Latin Terra →Every word from Spanish Tierra →