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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread terrestrial #143641 06/06/05 10:49 PM Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1 L learntm OP stranger OP learntm stranger L 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 06/06/05 10:53 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M 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 06/06/05 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 06/07/05 02:37 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,338 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 651 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 19 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,544 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,917 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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