Where does “terra” come from?

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

terra (Romansch): land, soil; country, land; the planet Earth

Definitions

  1. land, soil; country, land; the planet Earth

Ancestry of “terra”, step by step

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