Where does “terrestrisk” come from?
terrestrisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German terrestrisch, from Latin terrestris, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terrestrisk (Norwegian Bokmål): terrestrial
Ancestry of “terrestrisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | terrestrisch | terrestrial |
| 2 | Latin | terrestris | Of or pertaining to the earth or land;... |
| 3 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |