tierra

/ˈtjera/ · A1 · noun · f

earth

tierra — earth

🌍 From Latin terra: same root as terrain, territory, terrestrial

Latin terra became Spanish tierra (the short e broke into ie, as in bien and siete). English borrowed the same root for terrain, terrace and extraterrestrial, so the meanings Earth, land and soil are all already familiar.

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