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Etymology of the English word terrestrial

the English word terrestrial
derived from the Latin word terrestris (terrestrial, earthly; living)
derived from the Latin word terra (earth, land, ground)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ters-
using the Latin suffix -estris

Date

The earliest known usage of terrestrial in English dates from the 15th century.

Derivations in English

circumterrestrial, extraterrestrial, semiterrestrial, subterrestrial



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