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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-Italicterzā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-eh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terra”

  • territory
  • inter
  • Mediterranean
  • territorial
  • patriotic
  • terrain
  • terrace
  • terrestrial
  • subterranean
  • terra
  • Terra
  • expatriate
  • terrier
  • interment
  • Terrestrial
  • extraterrestrial
  • terracotta
  • territoriality
  • unpatriotic
  • compatriot
  • extraterritorial
  • territorially
  • Terran
  • subterraneous
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