Where does “Terra” come from?

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

Terra (Portuguese): Earth

Definitions

  1. Earth

Ancestry of “Terra”, step by step

Terra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Terra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Portuguese ao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseaoto the

Words derived from “Terra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Latin Terra →