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transearth en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Etymology tree English trans- Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth English transearth From trans- + earth.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, of a spaceflight or trajectory) Towards the earth from the moon or another planet.
   • After the Apollo 13 accident, the transearth injection burn shortened the return time by about 9 hours.

transearth en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth English transearth From trans- + earth.

Meanings

1. (archaic, transitive) To transplant
   • As fruits of hotter countries, transearthed in colder climates, have vigour enough in themselves to be fructuous according to their nature: but, that they are hindered by the chilling nips of the air, and the soil, wherein they are planted. 1904, Owen Felltham, William Henry Oliphant Smeaton, Resolves:

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