Where does “terrae motus” come from?
terrae motus (Latin) comes from Latin motus, from Latin movere, from Latin moveo, from Proto-Italic moweō, from Proto-Indo-European mew- — to move.
terrae motus (Latin): Alternative spelling of terraemotus
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of terraemotus
Ancestry of “terrae motus”, step by step
terrae motus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin motus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | motus | moved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved;... |
| 2 | Latin | movere | present active infinitive of moveō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | moveo | I move, stir, set in motion; I disturb, shake,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | moweō | to move |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mew- | to move |
via Latin terrae
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | terrae | nominative plural of terra; genitive singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | terra | ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | terzā | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “terrae motus”