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There are a number of adjectives for the planet Earth. The word "earthly" is derived from "Earth". From the Latin Terra comes terran / ˈ t ɛr ə n /, [30] terrestrial / t ə ˈ r ɛ s t r i ə l /, [31] and (via French) terrene / t ə ˈ r iː n /, [32] and from the Latin Tellus comes tellurian / t ɛ ˈ l ʊər i ə n / [33] and telluric. [34]
Tellus is a Latin word meaning "Earth" and may refer to: An alternative name for the planet Earth; Tellus of Athens, a citizen of ancient Athens who was thought to be the happiest of men; Tellus Mater or Terra Mater, the ancient Roman earth mother goddess; Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia
Latin "Earth" From Latin tellus, "Earth". Iodine (I) 53 ἰώδης (iodes) Greek via French "violet" descriptive (colour) Named after the Greek ἰώδης (iodes), which means "violet", because of the colour of the gaseous phase. This word was adapted as the French iode, which is the source of the English "iodine". [42] Xenon (Xe) 54 ...
In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Tellus Mater or Terra Mater [a] ("Mother Earth") is the personification of the Earth.Although Tellus and Terra are hardly distinguishable during the Imperial era, [1] Tellus was the name of the original earth goddess in the religious practices of the Republic or earlier.
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). 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.
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.
An alternate name for planet Earth, as well as the Latin name for the planet; Terra may also refer to: Geography. Astronomy.
The word Oceania comes from the English word ocean for 'a large body of water'. It is ultimately derived from Greek Ὠκεανός (Okeanos), [23] the great river or sea surrounding the disk of the Earth. In Greek mythology, it is personified as Oceanus, son of Uranus and Gaia and husband of Tethys