terrestriality en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English terrestrial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English terrestriality From terrestrial + -ity.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The property of being from the planet Earth.
- (uncountable) Adaptation to living on the ground (rather than in the trees or seas)