Etymology

terra

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Today it means: Earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface. Full definition →

Latin terra ← Proto-Italic *tersā ← Proto-Indo-European *ters-eh₂
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terra · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ters-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ters-eh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*tersā
  4. Latinterra
  5. English todayterra

Borrowed from Latin terra.

Terra · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromTerra“goddess of the earth; the land itself”
  2. English todayTerra

From Latin Terra (“goddess of the earth; the land itself”).

Words from the same roots

Latinterra all →

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