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Where does “terraemotus” come from?

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

terraemotus (Latin): earthquake

Definitions

  1. earthquake

Ancestry of “terraemotus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterraenominative plural of terra; genitive singular of...
2Latinterraground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's...
3Proto-Italicterzā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terraemotus”

  • terremote
  • terremotín
  • terremoto
  • antiterremoto
  • terremoto
  • tremuoto
  • antiterremoto
  • terremoto
  • terremoto
  • terramoto
  • terremotu
  • terremote
  • terremoete
  • taramot
  • τερρεμότο
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →