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What is the roots word for terrestrial

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terrestrial (adj.) late 14c., "of or pertaining to the earth," with + -al (1) + from Latin terrestris "earthly, of the earth, on land," from terra "earth" (from PIE root *ters- "to dry"). Originally opposed to celestial; natural history sense of "living on land" is attested from 1630s.

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Latin word terra: meaning "earth."

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