Where does “extraterrestre” come from?

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

extraterrestre (Spanish): extraterrestrial

Definitions

  1. extraterrestrial

Ancestry of “extraterrestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishterrestreterrestrial; earthling; earthly
2LatinterrestrisOf or pertaining to the earth or land;...
3LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “extraterrestre”

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