Where does “terrestre” come from?

terrestre (Middle English) comes from Old French terrestre, from Latin terrestris, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terrestre (Middle English): Terrestrial; earthly

Definitions

  1. Terrestrial; earthly

Ancestry of “terrestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchterrestreterrestrial; earthly
2LatinterrestrisOf or pertaining to the earth or land;...
3LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Latin Terra →Every word from Latin terrestris →