Where does “terra” come from?

terra (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese terra, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terra (Portuguese): land; region; territory; ground; land; property

Definitions

  1. land; region; territory; ground; land; property

Ancestry of “terra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseterra—
2Latinterraground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's...
3Proto-Italicterzāearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic terzā →