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Terrestrial

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means relating to the earth or land, as opposed to sea, air, or space
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Stage 1 of 2
terrestris
Latin · ancient
"relating to the earth"
relating to the earth, from terra (earth)
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Stage 2 of 2
terrestrial
English · 1400s
"relating to the earth or dry land"
settled as the English word for anything relating to the earth
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