tellurion

English

/tɛˈljʊə.ɹɪ.ən/, /tɛˈl(j)ʊ.ɹi.ən/

noun
Definitions
  • (astronomy) An instrument used to show how the rotation of the Earth on its axis and its orbit around the Sun cause day and night and the seasons.

Etymology

Derived from Latin tellūs (earth, land, Earth, ground, country, globe, planet Earth) derived from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (bear, endure, undergo, carry, ground, bottom, suffer, support), *telh₂- (bear, endure, undergo, carry, ground, bottom, suffer, support).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*telh₂-

Gloss

bear, endure, undergo, carry, ground, bottom, suffer, support

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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