Where does “Terra” come from?

Terra derives from Latin terra, which comes from Proto-Indo-European ters- meaning dry or land, ultimately from the root ters-eh₂.

Terra (English): planet Earth

Definitions

  1. planet Earth

Ancestry of “Terra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “Terra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Latin Terra →