Where does “terra” come from?

Terra comes from Latin terra, derived from Proto-Indo-European ters-, a root meaning to dry or parch.

terra (English): A rough upland or mountainous region of the Moon...

Definitions

  1. A rough upland or mountainous region of the Moon...

Ancestry of “terra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterraground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's...
2Proto-Italicterzāearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-eh₂
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters-