Where does “terraplanista” come from?
terraplanista (Galician) comes from Galician terra, from Old Portuguese terra, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terraplanista (Galician): flat-earther
Definitions
- flat-earther
Ancestry of “terraplanista”, step by step
terraplanista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician terra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | terra | soil, earth; land, country; real estate... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | terra | — |
| 3 | Latin | terra | ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | terzā | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
via Galician plano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | plano | planar, plane; of a geometrical plane; plane; any... |
| 2 | Latin | plānum | a plain, level ground |
| 3 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |