Where does “tera” come from?
tera (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese Terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
tera (Guinea-Bissau Creole): earth
Ancestry of “tera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | Terra | Earth |
| 2 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |