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Where does “terrestre” come from?

terrestre (French) comes from Old French terrestre, from Latin terrestris, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terrestre (French): earthly

Definitions

  1. earthly

Ancestry of “terrestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchterrestreterrestrial; earthly
2LatinterrestrisOf or pertaining to the earth or land;...
3LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terrestre”

  • extraterrestre
  • terrestrement
  • limnoterrestre
  • terestru
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →