Where does “rūpestris” come from?

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

rūpestris (Latin): that lives on cliffs or rocks

Definitions

  1. that lives on cliffs or rocks

Ancestry of “rūpestris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-estrisDerives adjectives from nouns primarily meaning "dwelling, located in"
2LatinterrestrisOf or pertaining to the earth or land;...
3LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “rūpestris”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Latin Terra →Every word from Latin -estris →