terraqueous

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terraqueous

/təˈɹeɪ.kwi.əs/ UK
/təˈɹeɪ.kwi.əs/ US
/-ˈɹæ-/ US

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PIE word

*h₂ékʷeh₂

Learned borrowing from Late Latin terraqueus + English -ous (suffix denoting the presence of a quality in any degree, usually an abundance). Terraqueus is derived from Latin terra (“dry land; earth, soil”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”)) + Late Latin aqueus (“aqueous; watery”) (from Latin aqua (“water”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ (“water”)) + -eus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns denoting the sources of attributes)).

adjective

archaic, formal, not comparable Chiefly in terraqueous globe (that is, the Earth): consisting of both land and water. The Terraqueous Globe comprehending Sea and Land, Rivers and Lakes, ſtands divided by modern Geographers into tvvo Semi-Orbs, viz. the Old, and Nevv VVorld.
archaic, formal, not comparable Relating to, or taking place on, both land and water. Thus the vicissitudes of the land and ocean, portrayed in the tertiary formations, harmonise perfectly with other terraqueous phenomena of the same geological period.
archaic, formal, not comparable Of a plant: living in both land and water; amphibious. Among a large number of terraqueous plants, cellulose and lignin are dominant in nature.

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adj consisting of both land and water

Español	terráqueo
Português	terráqueo
Français	terraqué
Italiano	terracqueo
Ελληνικά	υδρόγειος ydrógeios

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@misc{terraqueous_2026,
  title = {terraqueous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/terraqueous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}