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Tellus etymology
Latin
Latin word tellus comes from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-
Etymology of tellus
Detailed word origin of tellus
Dictionary entry
Language
Definition
*telh₂-
Proto-Indo-European
(ine)
*telh₂-o-
Proto-Indo-European
(ine)
tellus
Latin
(lat)
the Earth, globe. Earth, ground. Land, country.
Words with the same origin as
tellus
Descendants of *telh₂-
latus
tollere