tellurian

tellurian · adjective, noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*telh₂-“ground, bottom”
2. Latin · derived fromtellūs“earth, ground; the globe, planet Earth; country, land”
3. English todaytellurian

From Latin tellūs (“earth, ground; the globe, planet Earth; country, land”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“ground, bottom”), + -ian (suffix meaning "from, related to, or like" when forming an adjective, or "one from, belonging to, relating to, or like" when forming a noun).

Tellurian · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*telh₂-“ground, bottom”
2. Latin · derived fromtellūs“earth, ground; the globe, planet Earth; country, land”
3. English todayTellurian

From Latin tellūs (“earth, ground; the globe, planet Earth; country, land”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“ground, bottom”) + -ian (suffix meaning ‘from, related to, or like’ (when forming an adjective), or ‘one from, belonging to, relating to, or like’ (when forming a noun)).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from mid 19th c. Of or relating to the earth; (specifically, chiefly science fiction) inhabiting planet Earth as opposed to other planets.