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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread terrestrial #143641 06/06/2005 10:49 PM Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1 learntm stranger learntm stranger Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1 is ' terrestrial ' related to ' teres ' Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: terrestrial #143642 06/06/2005 10:53 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Welcome to the board, learntm. Not sure I understand your second word (do you mean the medical term?), but terrestrial derives from the latin terra meaning earth. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: terrestrial #143643 06/06/2005 11:42 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA One suspects that the teres muscles derive their name from "tero" -- the Latin verb meaning "to rub." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: terrestrial #143644 06/07/2005 2:37 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I think learntm is referring to the latin root of today's word: >>[From Latin teret-, stem of teres (round).]<< Welcome, tm! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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