Where does “Terrestrial” come from?
Terrestrial comes from Latin terrestris, derived from Latin terra meaning earth, which traces to Proto-Indo-European ters- meaning to dry or parch.
Terrestrial (English): An inhabitant of the planet Earth
Definitions
- An inhabitant of the planet Earth
Ancestry of “Terrestrial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | terrestris | Of or pertaining to the earth or land;... |
| 2 | Latin | Terra | Terra goddess of the Earth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “Terrestrial”
- extraterrestrial
- terrestrially
- superterrestrial
- semiterrestrial
- nonterrestrial
- terrestriality
- terrestrialization
- subterrestrial
- circumterrestrial
- extraterrestrially
- intraterrestrial
- unterrestrial
- preterrestrial
- terrestrialness
- terrestrialize
- euterrestrial
- limnoterrestrial
- aeroterrestrial
- cryptoterrestrial
- fluvioterrestrial
- hyperterrestrial
- juxtaterrestrial
- supraterrestrial
- terrestrialism