Tellus.
Earth; the third planet from the Sun in the Solar System, and the planet inhabited by humans
Meaning & usage
Earth; the third planet from the Sun in the Solar System, and the planet inhabited by humans
Tellus er den tredje planeten fra sola.
Tellus; the ancient Roman goddess and personification of the Earth, associated especially with the earth, agriculture and fertility; corresponding to the Greek goddess Gaia
Tellus ble dyrket som en gudinne for jorden og dens fruktbarhet.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin Tellūs (“Tellus, the Roman earth goddess; the Earth”), a personification of tellūs (“earth, ground; the Earth”), genitive tellūris. The deeper origin of the Latin noun is uncertain. It has been connected with Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“ground, floor”), a specialized use of a root meaning “to bear, carry, support”, but the exact prehistoric formation of the Latin word remains unclear. Under this proposed Indo-European analysis, compare Old Irish talam (“earth”), Lithuanian Lithuanian tilės and pã-talas (“flooring; bed”), Old Prussian talus (“floor”), Old Church Slavonic тъла (tŭla, “foundation, bottom”), Proto-Germanic *þelą (“floor; floorboard”) and Sanskrit तल (tala, “surface, bottom, floor”). The astronomical sense continues the use of the goddess's name as a name and personification of the Earth. Both Tellus and Terra are used as astronomical designations for the planet. Parallel learned forms from the Latin name include English Tellus, Danish Tellus, Swedish Tellus, Finnish Tellus, German Tellus, Dutch Tellus and French Tellus.
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