Where does “terrae” come from?

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

terrae (Latin): nominative plural of terra; genitive singular of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of terra; genitive singular of...

Ancestry of “terrae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterraground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's...
2Proto-Italicterzāearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terrae”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →