Tellus

The story

1. Etruscan · derived from𐌕𐌖𐌋𐌀𐌓“earth”
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*telnos ~ *telnes-
3. Proto-Italic · derived from*telnos
4. Latin · borrowed fromtellus“Earth, globe, world”
5. English todayTellus

Borrowed from Latin tellus (“Earth, globe, world”), from Proto-Italic *telnos, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *telnos ~ *telnes-, from *telh₂- (“flat ground”), but reshaped after rūs. Otherwise, could derive from Etruscan 𐌕𐌖𐌋𐌀𐌓 (tular, “earth”).

Words from the same roots