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Where does “terrenus” come from?

terrenus (Latin) comes from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Ancestry of “terrenus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →