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Where does “Terra” come from?
Terra (Italian) comes from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
Terra
(Italian): Earth
Definitions
Earth
Ancestry of “Terra”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
Terra
Terra goddess of the Earth
2
Proto-Indo-European
ters-
dry
Words derived from “Terra”
terrazzo
atterrate
terrazzo
terra
terracotta
Tero
atterrare
sottoterra
entroterra
terraiolo
retroterra
terrigeno
sterrare
теракота
Calcaterra
Terranova
sopratterra
terranoce
tero
tere
atterraggio
terriccio
atterramento
tertremo
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