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Where does “terrarius” come from?

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

terrarius (Medieval Latin): of earth

Definitions

  1. of earth

Ancestry of “terrarius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “terrarius”

  • terrier
  • terrierlike
  • terrier
  • terrier
  • терьер
  • terrier
  • terrier
  • australianterrieri
  • kettuterrieri
  • bedlingtoninterrieri
  • walesinterrieri
  • amerikanpitbullterrieri
  • norfolkinterrieri
  • amerikankääpiöterrieri
  • dandiedinmontinterrieri
  • lakelandinterrieri
  • andalusianrottaterrieri
  • borderterrieri
  • silkkiterrieri
  • bostoninterrieri
  • terrieri
  • norwichinterrieri
  • ceskyterrieri
  • brasilianterrieri
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