Etymology Explorer › Corsican

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
1LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →