Where does “Terranova” come from?

Terranova (Italian) comes from Italian Terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Terranova (Italian): Newfoundland dog, Newfoundland

Definitions

  1. Newfoundland dog, Newfoundland

Ancestry of “Terranova”, step by step

Terranova traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Terra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianTerraEarth
2LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Italian [[novo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian[[novo—

via Italian nova]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannova]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →