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Where does “terracide” come from?

terracide (English) comes from English Terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terracide (English): The destruction of a planet or of natural...

Definitions

  1. The destruction of a planet or of natural...

Ancestry of “terracide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTerraplanet Earth
2LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →