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