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Where does “terrestris” come from?

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

terrestris (Latin): Of or pertaining to the earth or land;...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the earth or land;...

Ancestry of “terrestris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “terrestris”

  • terrestrial
  • Terrestrial
  • extraterrestrial
  • terrestrially
  • superterrestrial
  • semiterrestrial
  • nonterrestrial
  • terrestriality
  • terrestrialization
  • subterrestrial
  • circumterrestrial
  • extraterrestrially
  • intraterrestrial
  • unterrestrial
  • preterrestrial
  • terrestrialness
  • extraterrestrialization
  • extraterrestrialness
  • nonextraterrestrial
  • limnoterrestrial
  • terrestrialize
  • euterrestrial
  • extraterrestre
  • terrestre
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