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Etymology of the Latin word terra

the Latin word terra (earth, land, ground)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ters-

Derivations in Latin

subterraneus, terrarium, terrenus, terrestris, terricola, terrigenus, terraceus, territorium, terrinus, terreus, terrosus, terraticum, conterraneus, terrigena, terraqueus, terrina, sub terra, mediterraneus, Terricolumba, terraereginae

Derivations in other languages

English terra, English terraform, French enterrer, French terre-plein, French terrafungine, French enterer, Italian terra, Portuguese terra, Romanian ţară, Spanish tierra, Spanish terráqueo, Spanish terrateniente, Spanish soterrar

Cognates

French terre, Italian terra

Usage

Word found in Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin


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