Where does “terra” come from?
terra (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese terra, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terra (Galician): soil, earth; land, country; real estate...
Definitions
- soil, earth; land, country; real estate...
Ancestry of “terra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | terra | — |
| 2 | Latin | terra | ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | terzā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |