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
Ancestry of “terra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | terra | ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | terzā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters-eh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “terra”