Where does “terra” come from?

terra (Corsican) comes from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terra (Corsican): earth; Earth

Definitions

  1. earth; Earth

Ancestry of “terra”, step by step

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