Etymology of the English word territory
the English word
territoryderived from the Latin word
territorium (territory)
derived from the Latin word
terra (earth, land, ground)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ters-Date
The earliest known usage of territory in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
territorium, French
territoire, German
Territorium, Italian
territorio, Latin
territorium, Lithuanian
teritorija, Norwegian
territorium, Polish
terytorium, Russian
тepитopия, Swedish
territoriumUsage
Word found in Modern English
