Where does “terratorium” come from?
terratorium (Vulgar Latin) comes from Classical Latin territorium, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
Ancestry of “terratorium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Latin | territorium | The land around or within the boundaries of a... |
| 2 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “terratorium”