Latin
terra
‘dry land’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin terra.
25 English words in this record descend from Latin terra, most familiar first.
- territory ← territorie ← territōrium
- terrain ← *terranum ← terrenum ← terrenus
- territorial ← territorialis ← territorium
- terrace ← terrasse ← terrassa ← *terrācea
- terra
- terrier ← terrarius
- fossa
- fosse ← fossa
- terrarium
- terrazzo ← *terraceus
- terroir ← tieroir ← *terratorium ← territorium
- disinter ← désenterrer ← enterrer ← enterrer ← enterrer
More words from terra
- terrigenous
- terrene
- dister
- fossulate
- fossula
- subterraneous
- subterrane
- subterrany
- terreous
- terraceous
- terraculture
- terrella
- trass
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Latin terra