Where does “extraterrestre” come from?

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

extraterrestre (Portuguese): extraterrestrial; not of the Earth;...

Definitions

  1. extraterrestrial; not of the Earth;...

Ancestry of “extraterrestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseterrestreterrestrial; Terrestrial; Earthling; Terran
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 →