Where does “extraterrestre” come from?
extraterrestre (French) comes from French terrestre, from Old French terrestre, from Latin terrestris, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
extraterrestre (French): extraterrestrial
Definitions
- extraterrestrial
Ancestry of “extraterrestre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | terrestre | earthly |
| 2 | Old French | terrestre | terrestrial; earthly |
| 3 | Latin | terrestris | Of or pertaining to the earth or land;... |
| 4 | Latin | Terra | Terra goddess of the Earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |