Where does “terraqueus” come from?

terraqueus (Latin) comes from Latin aqueus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “terraqueus”, step by step

terraqueus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin aqueus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaqueuswatery; aqueous
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Latin Terra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terraqueus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →