Where does “terra” come from?

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

terra (Latin): ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's...

Definitions

  1. ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's...

Ancestry of “terra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicterzāearth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-eh₂
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terra

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters-