Where does “terra” come from?

terra (Italian) comes from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terra (Italian): ground; soil; planet

Definitions

  1. ground; soil; planet

Ancestry of “terra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterraground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's...
2Proto-Italicterzāearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terra”

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