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terra nullius: land of none: That is, no man's land. A neutral or uninhabited area, or a land not under the sovereignty of any recognized political entity. terras irradient: let them illuminate the lands: Or "let them give light to the world". An allusion to Isaiah 6.3: plena est omnis terra gloria eius ("the whole earth is full of his glory
Africa terra means "land of the Afri" (plural, or "Afer" singular), referring to the Afri tribe, who dwelt in Northern Africa around the area of Carthage. Their name might come from Phoenician afar "dust”. Greek aphrike (*ἀφρίκη) "without cold".
Terra: Latin for 'earth' or 'land'. Related English words include terrestrial, territory and terrain. Incognita: from Latin cognoscere 'to know, be acquainted with' (negated by the prefix 'in-'), which is related to English know and Greek γνῶσις gnosis 'knowledge'. Related English words include agnostic, cognition, gnosticism.
Terra Australis (southern land), hypothetical continent appearing on maps from the 15th to the 18th century; Terra incognita, unknown land, for regions that have not been mapped or documented; Terra nullius, land belonging to no one, nobody's land, empty or desolate land
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples tac-, -tic-be silent: Latin: tacere, tacitus: reticent, reticence, tacit, taciturn tach-
"terra" - land ("the land of freedom, of hope" for example) "terra" - soil, ground (the thing fields are covered with) In this case the third meaning is the right one.
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...
Hand of cards during a game. The following is a glossary of terms used in card games.Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon slang terms. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to bridge, hearts, poker or rummy), but apply to a wide range of card games played with non-proprietary pac