Etymology of the English word terrarium
the English word
terrariumusing the English suffix
-ariumderived from the English word
terraderived from the Latin word
terra (earth, land, ground)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ters-derived from the New Latin word
terrariumderived from the Latin word
terra (earth, land, ground)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ters-Date
The earliest known usage of terrarium in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
