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Where does “terrestre” come from?

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

terrestre (Italian): earthly; terrestrial; land

Definitions

  1. earthly; terrestrial; land

Ancestry of “terrestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinterrestrisOf or pertaining to the earth or land;...
2LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terrestre”

  • aeroterrestre
  • extraterrestre
  • circumterrestre
  • terrestreità
  • terrestrità
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